These channels guide rainwater into two open retention ponds either side of the entry, and into protected tanks beneath the house. This also helps protect the house in a bushfire, as it means the fire can't penetrate from beneath. When bushfires strike, the risk to life is highest when p...
The ripple effect: from bushfire to waterway The recent bushfires were a timely reminder that what happens on land can impact waterways and that coastal regional areas are susceptible. The NSW governmentsaysthe 2019-20 bushfires covered 5.4 million hectares, roughly 7% of the state. Nationally, ...
While many people effectively stayed and defended their properties or successfully evacuated when threatened, 173 people perished in the Black Saturday bushfires. Whittaker et al. [96] found that many people were not adequately prepared to ‘stay and defend’ while others waited to take action unti...
Auslan, short for Australian Sign Language, is the primary means of communication for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Australia. Ever since the Australian bushfires of 2019–2020, when interpreters were put on TV during alerts, interest in Auslan has grown tremendously across the country. ...
Just earlier this year, when I was back home in Australia, the craziest thing happened. The burned ash from the bushfires surrounding Sydney rained down on us on Bondi Beach. And worried aboutcarbon emissions-- not viral transmissions -- we were already wearing masks. The air was so choked...
These studies therefore indicate that PM emission sources can vary by season. It has also been demonstrated that air quality in Thailand can be affected both in locations where biomass burning is intensive, but also in more distant regions. For example, it has been observed that the clearing ...
This weekend we visited four different libraries and the library with the best Halloween decorations was Waverley Library!! ️🦇🎃🐈⬛ Otto had his very first Judo grading!! He's so proud of his new belt Otto trying out some more paper