- Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
The fires facing Spanish and French firefighters are harder to put out – and much more intense.
What can we learn from the bushfires in Tasmania? Beware of climate change, especially the unpredictable nature of blazes sparked by dry lightning.
An analysis of 88 million wildfire observations over the past 21 years shows a strong increase in the frequency and intensity of the most extreme fires around the world.
Normally, many bushfires ease overnight, as temperatures fall and moisture in the air rises. But these are not normal times, as Queensland’s early-season fires are showing
We used satellite data to create global maps of where and how fires are burning. Fire season lasts two weeks longer than it used to and fires are more intense. But there are regional differences.
In this era of mega-fires, diverse strategies are urgently needed so we can safely live with fire.
It’s important to remember that most of this greening is due to growth of grasses, which respond more rapidly after rain.
The current state of our climate shouldn’t be dismissed as a ‘new normal’. The hard truth is many of our ecosystems will not recover from the damage.
Kami mengumpulkan empat foto sebelum dan sesudah kebakaran hutan di Australia dari aplikasi foto satelit NASA dan meminta peneliti kebakaran hutan, Grant Williamson untuk menganalisisnya.
Nous avons sélectionné quatre images satellites de la NASA avant et pendant les feux qui font rage en Australie. Grant Williamson, chercheur sur la gestion des risques d’incendie, les commente.
We pulled four before-and-after NASA satellite images and asked bushfire researcher Grant Williamson to reflect on the story they tell.
History has told us Aboriginal people in Tasmania almost exclusively occupied open plains. Revelations to the contrary could transform modern conservation.
The scale and impact, both economic and ecological, of recent bushfire disasters demands a rethink of fire management strategies. A controversial approach receiving more attention internationally is the…
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