Another studyof bushfires in Australia found that particulate matter from smoke leads tooxidative stress, a condition where unstable molecules in the body cause cell damage. This, in turn, triggers inflammation in the brain, reactions that increase the risks for impaired cognitive function,memoryloss...
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 lighting than are caused by lightning or other natural sources. This ...
Following the devastating bushfires that tore through Australia in the ‘Black Summer’ of 2019-2020, REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, teamed up with local partners in a powerful relief program: REConstruct gives communities hit by the catastrophe ac...
We are still analyzing results, but it's already clear the combination of bushfire ash followed by rainfall led to large increases in microalgae (phytoplankton) in estuaries, including species that can cause harmful algal blooms. From coast to coast More than half of the value of Australia's o...
There is some evidence that fire can reduce an animal’s fitness by reducing habitat suitability. A study in grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalusTermminck, 1825) following bushfires in eastern Australia showed that a reduction in available foraging habitats was associated with substantially...
So what can households do to keep electricity supplies stable this summer, amid the twin threat of bushfires and heat waves? If you live in one of thefour million Australian householdswith rooftop solar panels installed, there are several steps you can take. ...
Devastating bushfires have beenspreading across Australiafor months, and they show no signs of slowing down. Millions of acres have burned, destroying about 2,000 homes and killing at least 25 people. It is estimated that more thanhalf a billion wild animalshave perished in the flames — a ...
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3.2. Bushfire Australia is one of the most bushfire-prone countries in the world. After heatwaves, tropical cyclones and floods, bushfires are the fourth most deadly natural hazard in Australia with 825 fatalities recorded between 1901 and 2011 [12]. Globally between 1978 and 2013, the length...