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 ...
Bushfires are currently burning in Australian states includingVictoria,Tasmania,Western AustraliaandSouth Australia. In some areas, fire authorities have warned residents about the presence of smoke. Ad Bushfire smokeis harmful to our health. Tiny particles of ash can lodge deep in the lungs. Exposu...
Australia is currently being ravaged by bushfires, once again. Donate to these organizations that are working to help victims and put out the fires.
In Australia more bushfires are started by deliberate lighting than are caused by lightning or other natural sources. This creates an element of criminality in relation to bushfires which includes the establishment of bushfire arson as a serious criminal offence. The author presents a motive-based ...
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 ...
South Australia’s Country Fire Service collects credit card donations on their website. 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 cred...
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...
The most common cause of power outages in Australia is severe weather, such as storms and high winds. Other causes include faults in the electricity network, damaged equipment, and bushfires. 1. Severe Weather Severe weather is the most common cause of electricity outages in Australia. Storms ...
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...
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.