2019/20 Australia's bushfire season(Black Summer fires)occurred during a period of record breaking tempera-tures and extremely low rainfall.To understand the impact of these climatic values we conducted a preliminary analysis of the 2019/20 bushfire season and compared it with the fire seasons ...
Examples of open biomass burning include burning of agricultural waste, forest fires, wild fires, bushfires and land clearing, whereas examples of enclosed biomass burning includes domestic biofuel burning (e.g. wood, animal dung, crop residues) for cooking and heating and domestic/industrial ...
This experience was an important part of me deciding to become an Australian Citizen, so I too had a say in the politics that concerned me and gain the right to vote for the people and parties that did what felt right to me, as well as being able to call Australia truly my home. Th...
2019/20 Australia's bushfire season (Black Summer fires) occurred during a period of record breaking temperatures and extremely low rainfall. To understand the impact of these climatic values we conducted a preliminary analysis of the 2019/20 bushfire season and compared it with the fire seasons ...
Incorporating values of the public in decisions is a way to approach accountability, transparency and inclusiveness in disaster management, but may not be an easy fit with existing systems. In this study, we analysed a bushfire risk planning system in Victoria, Australia, to identify where and ...
bushfiresclimate changecarpenter beesDue to local extinction, the endangered green carpenter bee ( Xylocopa aerata ) has a disjunct distribution in the southeast of Australia. The species relies on dead softwood from a small selection of plant species for making its nests. Habitat fragmentation, ...
This has the potential to create a loop in which the system is unable to return to homeostasis (see Figure 2). This is further exacerbated if the individual continues to be exposed to irritants, such as cigarette smoke, environmental hazards, or infections that further impact the ECM. The ...
However, both have a long heritage, experiences and acceptable practices on how to manage natural diseases (e.g., seasonal bushfires in Australia or earthquakes in New Zealand). These countries have regularly faced disasters, and volunteerism has also been present in preparing and coping with ...
In the negative IOD phase, the westerly equatorial winds intensify. It leads to a surge and, as a consequence, an increase in the concentration of warm water off the coasts of Australia and Indonesia. The depth of the thermocline in this region increases, while in the western part of the...