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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
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
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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
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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
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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