They overlook a vast body of evidence that crown fire – the most extreme type of fire behaviour in which tree canopies burn - is more likely in logged native forests.
Articles on NSW bushfires
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We should stop developing into high-risk areas, as the associated land clearing is too significant to our ecosystems and may still result in houses being lost.
Indigenous kinship networks link each plant to the next and connect us to Country. Honouring this way of being and engaging in fair collaboration might give power to our heartbreak.
I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action.
We found about 300 suspicious Twitter accounts, which we suspect included a high proportion of bots and trolls pushing the #ArsonEmergency narrative.
By understanding how bushfire maps are created, and what their features represent, you can get better at spotting fake ones.
Celeste Barber’s $45 million fundraiser is amazing, but battling Australia’s fires should be an ongoing effort. With the help of social media, it can be.
Here’s how Australians and their overseas family and friends can monitor the movement of fire fronts in real time.
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan on the big issues which have shaped political discourse.
We don’t need to send in the army every time there’s a natural disaster, or create a national fire fighting force. We need to think practically about working together in emergencies.
The fires are putting pressure on the government by elevating the climate issue and opening new division among Liberals.
Fuming, burnt out, drained. Can our smoky cities spark a change in the political atmosphere?
Michelle Grattan and Professor Geoff Crisp discuss this week in politics.
Emergency Leaders for Climate Action have a simple message: we’re in “a new age of unprecedented bushfire danger” due to climate change. But Morrison refuses to acknowledge it as a central issue.
The convergence of technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence and virtual reality may offer hope for the way we manage future bushfire disasters.
Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals
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In this podcast, David Littleproud says "as elected officials, we've got a responsibility" to wait for the right time to talk about the link between climate change and the ongoing bushfires.
Smoke from the bushfires has impacted air quality in affected and surrounding areas. To minimise any health risks, people with pre-existing medical conditions should take extra care.
Most kids bounce back quickly after a disaster and there are several strategies you can use to help.
Service outages, network congestion and infrastructure at risk of being destroyed by fire are some of the issues worsening an already devastating situation.
Large, intense bushfires can pump so much heat into the atmosphere they form their own thunderstorm system. And that can make the weather on the ground even more dangerously unpredictable.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Horizon Research Fellow and Lecturer in Social Science, University of Sydney
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CEO, Natural Hazards Research Australia, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Associate Lecturer, School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology & Education, Australian Catholic University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Molecular and Life Sciences and ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration., Curtin University
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Deputy Head of School, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Queensland