Fires

New research is using computer game models to ‘challenge’ Australian plant species to survive future climate and fire scenarios

The instruction to Stay or Go might feel like a mixed message, but with the right planning it’s a proven life saver

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

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

A new approach predicts how plants respond to fire, helping scientists, land managers and the community protect thousands of species from biodiversity loss

A new study explores how bushfires and land clearing are influencing the environmental preferences of some of Australia’s unique reptiles

Australia’s emergency response to bushfire is “exemplary” but we repeatedly fail to deal with the climate crises that cause disasters

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

With wildfires and heavy smoke affecting the US and Europe, a new fire management framework can help Australia understand its risk

Wiradjuri man and geographer Associate Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher explores how Indigenous people and knowledge can save Australia’s environmental unravelling