Bushfires
Sciences & Technology
Climate change is supercharging the world’s wildfires
A new annual global assessment of wildfires warns that climate change has increased the risk of extreme fire weather by about 20 times in some parts of the world
Sciences & Technology
Bushfires are changing the ‘hidden’ understorey in our forests
New research finds that more frequent and intense fires are changing Australia’s forests, but to save the understorey, we need to change our approach
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
Book extract
Black Summer showed we’re good in an emergency but bad in a crisis
Australia’s emergency response to bushfire is “exemplary” but we repeatedly fail to deal with the climate crises that cause disasters
Arts & Culture
The arts can help us recover from disasters - creatively
‘Creative recovery’ arts projects improve mental health and wellbeing, but better planning and resourcing is needed to support artists and communities
Sciences & Technology
The burning of Australia’s nature
A new book examines the extent of biodiversity loss caused by Australia’s Black Summer wildfires and what lessons our country must learn
Sciences & Technology
More fires as our air gets thirstier
Greater water demand in the atmosphere means an increase in forest fire risk – for at least an extra 30 days per year – without urgent and effective climate action, finds new research
Sciences & Technology
The fiery curse of conservation
Land-use legislation has driven catastrophic bushfires in southeast Australia. Now is the time for Aboriginal people with the knowledge and desire to return their Country to health
Environment
Designing homes for extreme weather
The devastating effects of extreme weather mean we must design homes to protect human life and buildings. Failure to do so risks some areas becoming ‘uninsurable’
Environment
Under the Microscope
Cultivating inclusive research
Being outside of the mainstream helped guide Dr Andrea Rawluk onto a path of research that asks us to challenge the status quo to integrate the environment and society