More than 10 million hectares of land were burned by the bushfires, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison dubbed the "black summer", killing more than 30 people and destroying thousands of homes and businesses. Morrison established the royal commission in February with a focus on Australia's prepar...
(2007) Changes in public requests to remove significant urban trees after severe bushfires in Canberra, Australia. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 6: 41-48.Gilbert, M., & Brack, C. L. (2007). Changes in public requests to remove significant urban trees after severe bushfires in Canberra ...
Australia's federal government in February officially listed the koala as endangered after a decline in population numbers due to land clearing and bushfires. Earlier in the year, it announced an additional 50 million Australian dollars (35.8 million U.S. dollars) in funding over the next four ...
However, recent post event reviews following significant events in Australia have highlighted failures within the warning systems, not just for flood, but also for other hazards, such as bushfire and tropical cyclone. This paper considers these deficiencies and explores how the Total Warning System co...
While prescribed burning of landscapes reduces the risk of bushfires, the health impacts are not widely appreciated and need to be better incorporated into the risk management of burn-off activities, according to the authors of research published online today by theMedical Journal of Australia. ...
The bushfires in Southwestern Australia are stunning in their devastation. The fires, which started in late August, have consumed more than 5 million hectares (or more than 12 million acres), killed nine people and destroyed about 1,000 homes. Incredibly, 500 million animals are thought to hav...
“For the bushfires that occurred close to the coast – Yanchep in Western Australia and on Kangaroo Island – the combination of heatwave conditions, the temperature difference between the hot land and the cooler water and local topography led to complex winds that changed the bushfire behaviour,...
Black Saturday (BS), 7 February 2009, is recognized as Australia's most severe bushfire event on record. The meteorology that day, although extreme, was typical of southeast Australian bushfire events, characterized by gusty northerly winds before a cool change brought strong southerly winds and a...
Black Saturday (BS), 7 February 2009, is recognized as Australia's most severe bushfire event on record. The meteorology that day, although extreme, was typical of southeast Australian bushfire events, characterized by gusty northerly winds before a cool change brought strong southerly winds and a...
20 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Victorian iconic Great Ocean Road is set for a major upgrade after it was damaged by a number of natural disasters in 2016. The Victorian Government announced on Tuesday that 38 million U.S. dollars would be spent on urgent repairs and safety upgrades to the ...