A national framework has been developed to measure community resilience to disaster. The purpose of this framework is to identify the effectiveness of mitigation options in terms of reducing risk or building community resilience to disaster events such as flood, bushfire and cyclone. It is important...
Devastating bushfires have been spreading across Australia for 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 than half a billion wild animals have perished in the flames ...
Australia is currently being ravaged by bushfires, once again. Donate to these organizations that are working to help victims and put out the fires.
Young children, pregnant women, older adults, and people with preexisting conditions that affect their hearts or lungs are especially vulnerable to smoke. In Sydney, Australia, what's known as the "PM2.5 readings" (a measure of fine particles in the air that are less than 2.5 micrometers ...
Researchers have started an attribution study to determine how much global warming is to blame for the blazes that have ravaged the continent.
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...
On landing Austrian Airlines pilots taxi to the gate using just one engine, a measure which has, according to the airline, saved 11,000 tons in CO2 each year. Austrian Airlines has also reduced onboard weight by removing some newspapers, replacing carpets and life-jackets with lighter models ...
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. Though the country experiences some bushfires every year, these conditions brought about by climate change have exacerbated them to catastro...
N95 masks can protect the wearer fromfine particlesin bushfire smoke, but their use is a bit complicated when it comes to kids. Most young children won't be able tofit properlyinto an N95 mask, or won't tolerate the tight fit for long periods. Also, their smaller airways make it harde...
Oysters are filter feeders, extracting nutrients from the water, so that makes them very susceptible to water pollution such as that from bushfires.