“Large grazing animals, including cows, kangaroos and rhinos, eat large amounts of grass, and by doing so can reduce the size and spread of grassland fires,” said Dr Foster. “In other environments, the activities of smaller animals – such as malleefowls building nests, bettongs [rat ka...
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 ...
Correlatively, a comprehensive response demands the rapid introduction of a range of scientific, legal, political, economic, and cultural changes, not simply to reduce fossil fuel emissions and better protect biodiversity, but to disable the ideological conditions that enable the existing policy ...
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...
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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 f...
A bushfire is a particularly dangerous fire that spreads quickly and is difficult to control. Bushfires can also cause blackouts if they damage power lines or equipment. 5. Floods Flooding can also damage power lines and equipment, leading to a loss of electricity. Certain areas are particularly...
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...
an easy way to protect kids during smoky periods is to do a daily dust with a wet cloth and vacuum regularly. This will remove pollutants and reduce ingestion by children as they play. Frequent hand washing helps too.
Responding to bushfire risk: the need for transformative adaptation The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission was set up in the wake of the fires to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of each fatality. Here... SJ O’Neill,J Handmer - 《Environmental Research Letters》 被引量: ...