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Many Australians probably thought the worst of the bushfire season was over. But climate change is bringing not just more frequent and severe fires, but longer fire seasons.
The recent Port Hills fires highlight the increasing wildfire risks caused by climate change. Reducing the threat is going to take a shift in strategy, investment and community engagement.
Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming increasingly common as electric vehicles spread, and are hard to extinguish. A new approach uses an electrolyte based on a commercial fire extinguisher.
The forest fires of the summer of 2023 in Québec were devastating. It was the worst year in 50 years. But with climate change, the worst may be yet to come.
As the climate warms, devastating fires are increasingly likely. The 2020 fires pushed the Southern Rockies beyond the historical average. Is there hope for the Northern Rockies?
Many people are asking if Australian authorities are ready for the fire season. The real question to ask is – are we ready as individuals?
Lithium-ion batteries power many electric cars, bikes and scooters. When they are damaged or overheated, they can ignite or explode. Four engineers explain how to handle these devices safely.
Reports of electric vehicle fires might lead some people to fear the growing numbers of these vehicles will increase fire risk. In fact, replacing petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to reduce it.
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.
Predicting how wildfires will behave is a complex endeavour, and requires sophisticated simulation models.
Research highlights at least six different motivations for perpetrators that commit arson.
Fire risk communication strategies must not only be supported by formal institutions such as government agencies but also be rooted in and sensitive to each market’s socio-cultural dynamics.
North America’s boreal forests have been burning a lot, probably more and more over the past 60 years. Yet the long-term trend indicates that they are burning less than they were 150 years ago.
In a new study, the authors discuss the role that poor forest management in protected areas, commercial plantations and fuel condition play in the spread of fire.
Fire must be allowed to play its natural role.
Research found more than 3.11 million hectares of land burned in 2019 across Indonesia’s 34 provinces, nearly double the official estimate of 1.64 million hectares.
Last year, 3,500 Americans were killed by house fires. A former fire and explosion investigator has 10 tips to keep you and your children safe this holiday season.
With a massive territory to manage, all actions taken - to prevent, to detect and to fire fight - aren’t enough.
Sri Lanka is still grappling with the consequences of the cargo ship fire, which dumped tonnes of plastic and hazardous chemicals into the ocean.
Top contributors
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Professeur écologie et aménagement forestier, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
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Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Professeur-chercheur en écologie forestière, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Professor of Physics, Clemson University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer, Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Scientist and Research Project Leader, Data61, CSIRO
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Researcher, Centre for International Forestry Research
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Research fellow, University of Wollongong
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Principal Investigator FiRES Project (SNSF Consolidator Grant), ETH Zürich, Switzerland // Honorary Associate Professor, University of Wollongong, Australia.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne
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Forest and fire scientist, The University of Melbourne