The2021 bushfires tearing across Australiaare not slowing down, and many Australian organizations are in need of donations. That being said, we've compiled a list of places to donate to that benefit the victims of the fire, and other ways to help. ...
It is often said that bushfires are a fact of life in Australia. While Australian communities will always be affected by the impacts of bushfires, there is an element of human involvement that makes at least some bushfires avoidable. In Australia more bushfires are started by deliberate ...
Australia’s Black Summer Bushfires in 2019-2020 took a terrible toll in terms of lives and livelihoods. 33 people were killed. The fires burned more than 3,000 houses and 17 million hectares of land, and also caused the death of over one billion animals. Many communities lost all power ...
The bushfire risk for the 2019 season was well known to Australian firefighting chiefs, who had been trying to meet with Scott Morrison, the Australian prime minister, since April,worried that a crisis was coming, but they were constantly rebuffed. What is the connection to climate change? A ...
They've been farmed sustainably for more than 150 years. These oysters are still the basis of a profitable industry, which has grown in size over recent years. We hope the results of our research will ensure the long-term viability of an industryworth millions of dollarsto the Australian eco...
Many of us will be exposed to a disaster in our lifetime. In the past two years alone, Australians have lived through bushfires, floods, cyclones, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Fire and Rescue personal prepare to attempt to extinguish a bushfire near the town of Bilpin on Dec. 19. Credit: David Gray / Getty Images Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison finally acquiesced to widespread calls to pay volunteer firefighters on Sunday, announcing a new scheme allowing NSW...
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By early September 2019 — the first month of spring — the New South Wales holiday town of Byron Bay (where I live) was shrouded in smoke asfires raged through the forests of southeast Queensland and northern NSW. While bushfires aren't an uncommon occurrence this time of year, we knew...
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