Koalas yelping for help, beehives caught in the path of danger, food chains interrupted: Australia's bushfire crisis is having a destructive effect on the nation's wildlife, writes Gary Nunn in Sydney. The deadly spring blazes have burnt through almost two million hectares in New South Wales...
Bushfires are disasters that occur each year in many parts of the world. The worst bushfires usually involve eucalypt trees, 【1】 leaves burn easily. A eucalypt tree can explode in 【2】 ball of fire. Therefore, eucalypt forest fires can be extremely violent. ...
Grim Warning on Bushfires; Queensland Experiences Worst Bushfire Conditions in Years as Officials Warn Residents to Be on GuardGympie Times, The Qld
Although Rothermel’s work has had enormous impact, it is not the only game in town. Canada developed its own system, Prometheus, in the early 2000s. Scientists in Australia, meanwhile, use their own computer programs that fit the quirks of Outback bushfire. The Rothermel model, though, ...
THICK SMOKE blanketed the Australian capital, Canberra, yesterday and a layer of ash coated the white Parliament building after forest fires raced into the city, killing four people and destroying 400 homes.Kathy Marks in Melbourne
But NSW farmer Dunford remains confident their luck will turn around eventually and the drought will break, saying there has been extreme weather all through Australia’s history. “It could all turn around in three weeks time, it could be quite wet and away we go,” he told CNN. “We...