Bushfires
Sciences & Technology
Analysis
The lessons learned from Black Saturday are saving lives today
Seventeen years after Black Saturday, Victoria's overhaul of fire management reshaped how Australia (and the world) prepare for an increasingly dangerous climate future
Arts & Culture
Research
Preserving and learning from a century of Castlemaine's 'Fire Books'
Handwritten records of central Victorian fires from 1875 are being digitised to preserve rare local knowledge and record how fire risk is changing over time
Environment
Analysis
What do summer holidays look like in a changing climate?
The Australian summer now commonly features heatwaves, floods and bushfires. So, how do we prepare and still enjoy the break?
Environment
Research
The way we manage fires needs to shift from ‘siloed’ to ‘connected’
A new roadmap for assessing climate change impacts on bushfire shows we may have all the pieces of the jigsaw, but we're yet to piece them together
Sciences & Technology
Research
Climate change is turning global wildfires into monsters
The second edition of an annual global assessment of wildfires warns that climate change has made burned areas 30 times larger in some regions
Environment
Analysis
Why climate change adaptation is a key piece of our climate risk puzzle
Climate adaptation can make the difference between the potential impacts outlined in Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment and a more hopeful reality
Environment
Research
Thermal drones are helping to monitor some of Australia’s most elusive wildlife
Thermal camera-equipped drones are revolutionising wildlife surveys in Victoria’s native forests
Politics & Society
Research
What 174 years of bushfire records teach us about emergency management
Over the course of almost two centuries of settler fire history, a clear pattern has emerged – Victoria learns from fire
Sciences & Technology
Research
After a bushfire, people need new housing fast. This might be the answer
Temporary accommodation and timely construction of sustainable, affordable modular housing can help communities to recover from natural disasters
Environment
Our kids have questions about climate change. We are giving them answers
A new video series called ‘Climate Kids’ has been launched to help kids (and their parents) combat climate anxiety and feel equipped to take positive action