Fire Danger Ratings communicate the possible consequences of a bushfire due to its rate of spread, intensity and difficulty of suppression. Warnings are also issued to alert people to impending bushfires and advise them how to respond. This paper examines how people threatened and affected by ...
A firefighter hoses down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales, Dec. 31, 2019.Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images Many people headed to beaches, even standing in...
Be it the floodings in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, or the heatwaves in Western North America. Even the bushfires in Australia that ravaged the fauna in 2019/2020. These are extreme examples of climate change, but also very clear reminders that these events could happen anytime, any...
and the damage to giant swathes of forest was still in evidence. Where we camped was completely destroyed in those bushfires and while the rainforest plants were back along the streams, the same could not be said for the canopy, and most of the understory was a mix of ...
Not only do shared workspaces foster diversity of thinking (when done right) but they also provide flexible short-term solutions. They’re also a valuable way to attract and retain talent due to the concerted effort on the human aspect of work – and the needs, wants and personalities of me...
When alerted to the bushfire, the dispatcher needed to react quickly, identifying and notifying the nearest officers, to get them to the incident scene as soon as possible. With Nokia Group Communications, the dispatcher can do this by selecting an area on an on-screen map around the incident...
The report’s analysts criticised the gap between what countries said they would do with greenhouse gas emissions and their plans in reality. The largely industrialised countries that are responsible for 90% of global emissions have signed up to net zero goals, but action needs to happen now....
Bushfires are not an uncommon thing in Australia, one of the most wildfire prone regions in the entire world. Those fires can cause a tremendous amount of damage, and the country's 2019-20 bushfires were particularly devastating. An album calledSongs for Australiawas released in 2020 to help...
But let’s forget about that, for Iamheartened about the future of one genre of American music: bluegrass. I love bluegrass music, and there happen to be a number of young performers who are as good as, or even better than, bluegrass performers of my generation—or earlier. Two of these...
Similar disruption has happened in the Gold Coast, Canberra and elsewhere, but ultimately light rail systems have been highly successful in attracting patronage and land development. This will happen in Sydney too when the project is complete. ...