A superimposed wildfire map of Australia over the United States shows the scale of the massive wildfires that have spread Down Under.
source, collate, analyze and map information about disaster declarations in NSW between 2004 and 2014 focusing on the commonly recurring and sudden onset types of bushfires, floods and storms mirroring similar studies undertaken in the United States; 2 use the results of (1) to identify patterns...
"I think after the 2019-2020 bushfires a whole lot of people right across Australia, including here where we are in northern New South Wales became really conscious of the disruptive force of out-of-control wildfire, and they began to understand some of the thin...
Scott K. Johnson – Jan 4, 2020 12:00 pm | 482 Smoke billows from fires around Canberra. Credit: NASA / EO An absolutely astonishing set of bushfires is burning around Australia currently, producing surreal images like those of evacuees fleeing to beaches—or boats—for safety. The ...
Australia’s bushfires and the effect on airport visibility Fires have ravaged significant portions of Australia in late 2019 and early 2020, and while disruption to flights has been relatively small, the stark situation is a reminder of how critical technology can be.Alex Lovetakes a closer look...
We just spent six days at Rosedale. In case you didn’t know, the small hamlet of North Rosedale, New South Wales, was almost wiped out by bushfires on New Years Eve 2019. The road into North Rosedale will be closed for some time and we were not allowe
Devastating bushfires have been spreading across Australia for months, and they show no signs of slowing down. Millions of acres have burned, destroying about 2,000 homes and killing at least 25 people. It is estimated that more than half a billion wild animals have perished in the flames ...
— silvia 🦋 SAW HARRY (@ystylesl)January 6, 2020 Shockingly, no clear end is in sight. The bushfires, experts say, could last for months. As we point out in ourprimer on the fires, hot and dry conditions last through April in Australia, which won't help the situation....
Australia recently experienced unprecedented bushfires, affecting people's health in many of its major cities and destroying homes and lives.
1 However, in the short-term, experts suggest that since the extensive bushfires of 2019-2020 burned up so much “fuel” (in the form of trees, forest and dead plant material), the affected areas such as Melbourne may not experience bushfires to the same extent during the subsequent 3 ...