Professor Trent Penman
Professor In Bushfire Behaviour, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
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Environment
'Videogame ecology’ can help us understand the climate crisis in our forests
New research is using computer game models to ‘challenge’ Australian plant species to survive future climate and fire scenarios
Sciences & Technology
Understanding how fire shapes plants will help protect them
A new approach predicts how plants respond to fire, helping scientists, land managers and the community protect thousands of species from biodiversity loss
Environment
Facing the flames of complacency
Extreme heat and fires in the Northern Hemisphere should be a loud wakeup call for an Australia in El Niño and on the brink of a difficult fire season
Environment
As we head toward summer, let’s rethink Australia’s bushfire risk
With wildfires and heavy smoke affecting the US and Europe, a new fire management framework can help Australia understand its risk
Sciences & Technology
Why are our rainforests burning?
Many of us may think the wet, humid conditions in a rainforest makes them unburnable, but bushfires in Australia and the Amazon are proving otherwise
Environment
Extreme weather: Why the impact will be felt more widely
As floods, heatwaves and droughts increase, how will they affect our lives and bring about change