Fires
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
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
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
A ‘do nothing’ approach won’t help Australia deal with bushfires as the climate gets hotter
With extreme fire seasons on the rise, combining science, strategic planning and proactive management can help us face these mounting challenges
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
Environment
Should I stay or should I go? Preparing for bushfire season
The instruction to Stay or Go might feel like a mixed message, but with the right planning it’s a proven life saver
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