It's likely some of these long-term effects will occur in Australia if prolonged bushfires become an annual event. Experimental studies Observational studies, like the Chinese one mentioned above, demonstrate the long-term health effects of long-term exposure to air pollution. But we don't reall...
A survey of the health and psychosocial problems of all victims of the 1983 South Australian Ash Wednesday Bushfires was carried out 12 months after the disaster. A total of 1526 victims completed an extensive questionnaire that included the 28-item General Health Questionnaire and a self-...
In Australia nearly 4 million households have cats. Estimates are thatdomestic cats kill 61 million birdsa year and those becoming feral kill more than 300 million birds plus countless small mammals and reptiles. By contrast therecent Australian bushfireskilled ...
We are going to leave the European Union. However I believe this becoming a certainty with Johnson’s elevation didn’t have much to do with the immediate rise in the pound or the relief rally in UK assets, despite the spin. I think that’s nearly all about Labour being out of the...
The urban/bushland interface around Sydney in south-eastern Australia is extensive. A history of destructive bushfires has led to intensive management of fuel at this interface. Prescribed burning is the major management technique. The rationale is to manipulate fuel so that the intensity of ...