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 ...
Samantha Gash is an ultramarathoner with an intense training schedule — but, in the last few months, she’s had some serious disruptions to her runs. Gash lives in Melbourne, Australia, and has seen the effects of the continent-wide fire crisis firsthand. So far, the bushfires have kill...
This spans the period before, during and after the recent bushfires, providing a unique opportunity to track their impact. 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,...
Grassland showing signs of life in Namadgi National Park following the past summer’s bushfires. Photo: Michael Weaver. While animals were severely impacted by the destruction of the past summer’s bushfires, a new study led by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that fauna may...
Australia is currently being ravaged by bushfires, once again. Donate to these organizations that are working to help victims and put out the fires.
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. ...
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...
With unprecedented bush fires raging nearby, a thick blanket of smoke smothered Australia’s capital for weeks, sending a surge of residents to the hospital with breathing problems. The toxic haze got so bad that Sophie Lewis, a climate scientist at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) ...
The CFS provides financial assistance to volunteer firefighters in the state, where two people have died in the bushfires. The Queensland government has partnered with nonprofit GIVIT to collect donations via credit card and PayPal on its website, as well as direct deposits. Meanwhile, the ...
What's more, the gaps betweenbuilding materialsare often too large to keep embers out, which means spot fires can start on the inside of the house. And many houses are situated too close to fire-prone grasses and trees. Indeed, at least90% of housescurrently in bushfire zones risk being...