Kids can get worried duringbushfires, and fire emergencies have been linked with a reduction in children'smental health. Stories such as theBirdie's Tree bookscan help children understand these events do pass and people help one another in times of difficulty. Learning more about air pollution ...
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...
"We need people to listen, respond, and get out." SEE ALSO: Australia just had its hottest day ever... two days in a row Australia’s bushfires have been fuelled by lack of rain, strong winds, and record-breaking heat, turning this fire season into Australia’s worst on record. ...
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
Oysters are filter feeders, extracting nutrients from the water, so that makes them very susceptible to water pollution such as that from bushfires.
1. Anyone can winter camp First off, know that winter camping isn’t only for seasoned outdoor enthusiasts. Anyone can have a great time cold-weather camping—you just need to plan ahead and pack properly. Campers may need to invest in winter-specific gear in some scenarios, but in many...
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. Howe...
December is a tricky month. Christmas, parties, holidays, a summer garden demanding attention and unpredictable weather. Bushfire smoke together with dry, denuded paddocks and parks constantly remind us of the worsening drought and add to high levels of anxiety and concern. ...
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 ...