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 ...
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, more than 17 million hectares were affected. ...
All this is a dangerous cocktail for theelectricity grid. Increasing temperatures puts a strain on supplies, while bushfire smoke can limit the electricity produced bysolar panels. And troublingly, heat waves and bushfires areset to worsen as climate change continues. Here, we explain the challen...
“For whenever Gentiles, who have no Torah, do naturally what the Torah requires, then these, even though they don’t have Torah, for themselves are Torah! For their lives show that the conduct the Torah dictates is written in their hearts.[b] Their consciences also bear witness to this,...
Without action on climate change, extreme weather events such as the Black Summer bushfires are likely to become more common. The recent COP26 Conference in Glasgow made clear how urgent the situation is. Atmospheric CO2 continues to rise fast. Even with the best-case scenario – with full im...
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 ...
Some are quick to point out thatdroughts and wildfires happen naturally, and the latter are often sparked by human activities. While that's true, it's also the case that human-causedclimate changeis responsible for making wildfires spread further and faster, by creating drier conditions and like...
. Bushfires on the eastern shores of Hobart, Tasmania, on 12 October 2006.Source: Bill Bordass.The loss of species has often catastrophic impacts on local economies. Fishing industries around the world will be highly impacted as river and ocean waters warm, changing centuries of tradition in ...
Ecologists at the University of Sydney and WWF Australia estimate that a billion animals has died in Australia’s bushfires. “Over a billion would be a very conservative figure,” says Chris Dickman from the University of Sydney.#AustraliaFireshttps://t.co/b1DHgrGUSd ...
Putting a little notch in the parrot’s lower beak can make it difficult to grab and pluck feathers. Don’t worry; the beak will grow back naturally. Keep in mind that this does not solve the main cause behind feather plucking – it only treats the symptom. ...