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What can we learn from the bushfires in Tasmania? Beware of climate change, especially the unpredictable nature of blazes sparked by dry lightning.
New international research reveals climate change increased the proportion of wildfire smoke-related human deaths tenfold between the 1960s and 2010s. Here’s what that means for Australia.
Children are uniquely vulnerable to bushfire smoke because of their physiology and their behaviour.
Smoke from bushfires can travel significant distances and reduce air quality throughout a city or region.
People with a lung condition are among those particularly vulnerable to bushfire smoke. But you can prepare for the season ahead.
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.
Reducing air pollution is one of the best investments for Australians’ health, the environment, the economy and social equity. But achieving cleaner air requires a new approach from government.
Over 30 years ago, the world banned CFC chemicals to save the ozone layer. But now, climate-fuelled bushfire smoke is putting it at renewed risk
Be prepared. Download an air quality app, stock up on respirators and stay inside if you can.
In this era of mega-fires, diverse strategies are urgently needed so we can safely live with fire.
A$50 million could provide all NSW school classrooms with air purifiers with HEPA filters. This pales compared to the roughly $220 million-a-day cost of Sydney’s lockdown.
The evidence shows the main way COVID-19 spreads is through the air. I propose 3 steps Australia needs to take to protect people from infection risk and other indoor air hazards.
Smoke from the Black Summer fires likely caused more than 400 deaths. A national set of air quality categories is long overdue.
Top contributors
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Knowledge Broker, Centre for Safe Air (NHMRC CRE), and Adjunct Researcher, Media School, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, School of Population Health, Curtin University
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Academic - Advocacy and Public Health
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Conjoint Professor in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Professor in Biogeography, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Quantitative Ecology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Group leader, Environmental Epidemiology, Children’s Health Environment Program, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Associate Lecturer, Northern Clinical School and Lecturer, Internal Medicine. Rural Clinical School (Northern Rivers), University of Sydney