Bushfires have been raging across Australia since July. Contrary to the fake news that has been spreading globally, the fires are not the work of arsonists. Less than 1 per cent of the land loss is attributed to arson. Horribly dry landscapes (drought) and dry lightning strikes are the ma...
Australia regularly experiences disasters triggered by natural hazards and New South Wales (NSW) the most populous State is no exception. To date, no publically available spatial and temporal analyses of disaster declarations triggered by hazards (specif
Australia is in the middle of an infrastructure boom, with a slew of multimillion-dollar aviation projects underway to bolster connectivity with the rest of the world. Varsha Saraogi maps the biggest aviation projects on the island continent. Take a look at our interactive map feature here. Good...
Map of bushfire seasons. Credit: Bureau of Meteorology Spring has barely arrived, and bushfires are burningacross Australia's eastern seaboard. More than 50 fires are currently burning in New South Wales, and some 15,000 hectares have burned in Queensland since late last week. It's the first...
Is arson a major contributor to the severity of Australia’s 2020 bushfires?For now I’m going with a qualified “no”– I don’t believe arson contributed significantly to the severity of this year’s fire season, though a lot more investigation is required to turn this qualified “no”...
Fire Severity Map of the Major Fires in Gippsland and North East VICTORIA in 2019/20 (Version 1.0); Victorian Government: Melbourne, Australia, 2021. Available online: https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/fire-severity-map-of-the-major-fires-in-gippsland-and-north-east-victoria-in-2019-...
If You're Going To Share A Map Of The Australian Bushfires, Please Make Sure It's Correct Bushfire maps of Australia keep going viral — but think twice before you hit share. Lane Sainty Turia Pitt Just Launched A New Initiative Urging You To Buy From Bushfire-Affected Businesses "Spe...
If You're Going To Share A Map Of The Australian Bushfires, Please Make Sure It's Correct Bushfire maps of Australia keep going viral — but think twice before you hit share. Lane Sainty Turia Pitt Just Launched A New Initiative Urging You To Buy From Bushfire-Affected Businesses "Spe...
Fire Severity Map of the Major Fires in Gippsland and North East VICTORIA in 2019/20 (Version 1.0); Victorian Government: Melbourne, Australia, 2021. Available online: https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/fire-severity-map-of-the-major-fires-in-gippsland-and-north-east-victoria-in-2019-...
This tweet, which has been retweeted more than 2,000 times, includes an inaccurate map that wrongly suggests bushfires are covering central and western Australia. The current blazes are in fact most extreme on the East Coast and in South Australia. ...