Fires
Sciences & Technology
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
Sciences & Technology
Reptiles are helping us better understand threats to Australia’s biodiversity
A new study explores how bushfires and land clearing are influencing the environmental preferences of some of Australia’s unique reptiles
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
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
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