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'A complete wreck': Heritage huts remain in ruins after Black Summer fires

Bushfires · Australian Capital Territory

'A complete wreck': Heritage huts remain in ruins after Black Summer fires

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More than five years after being destroyed by the Black Summer bushfires, two heritage huts in the ACT's Namadgi National Park remain burnt-out, fenced-off ruins, despite government promises to build two new structures in remembrance of them.Read Article

The Dismal Science of Doom

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The Dismal Science of Doom

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Economists like the idea of a market mechanism even when they have no idea how it might actually work, especially in regard to climate and energy Read Article

Extreme Weather alone doesn't Change Views on Climate Change, People need to Link Them

Extreme Weather alone doesn't Change Views on Climate Change, People need to Link Them

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By Omid Ghasemi, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to continue. These events have led to human and animal deaths, harmed physical and mental health, and damaged properties and infrastructure. Will firsthand experience of these events change how people think and act about climate change, making it see…See the Story

Ensuring workers’ safety in the climate crisis

As I watched the fires in Los Angeles unfold in January this year, my mind of course reflected on the 1999-2000 Black Summer bushfires in Australia. Both these seasons have wrought significant damage to humans and other animals, and to land, infrastructure and property. There has been a huge personal, collective and financial toll involved. The post Ensuring workers’ safety in the climate crisis appeared first on The Australia Institute's Centre…Bushfires · Australia Read Article

Study: Disasters Don’t Change Minds on Climate Action

By Omid Ghasemi, UNSW Sydney Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to continue. These events have led to human and animal deaths, harmed physical and mental health, and damaged properties and infrastructure. Will firsthand experience of these events change how people think and act about climate change, making it seem immediate and local…Bushfires · Sydney See the Story

Free Speech Fight Reignites as Sparks Fly in Aussie Politics

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Political and news issues often flare like bushfires, then rage for weeks or even months, until they are finally extinguished by action or fade by being overtaken by the next big thing.Bushfires · Tacoma See the Story

From floods and fires, fisheries officers are now banned from emergency duties

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Victoria's fisheries officers have played a vital role in disaster responses, from floods to bushfires, since the 1950s. Now they're banned from emergency duties.Bushfires · Wodonga Read Article

Upper Murray unextinction shows the power of people going off the beaten track

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Discover how volunteers and scientists are restoring banksia canei on Mount Burrowa after the Black Summer bushfires in 2019-2020 wiped out the species.Bushfires · Wodonga Read Article

From the ashes: the resurrection of 'Jerry' GC

When bushfires ripped through it in February 2022, Jerramungup Golf Club’s future looked to be in serious jeopardy. The Great Southern club, located around 450km south east of Perth, was hard hit by raging fires triggered by a lightning storm during a spell of extreme heat. While the clubhouse survived intact, the blaze destroyed or damaged hundreds of trees; wooden bridges were reduced to ashes; pipes and tee signage melted; and an equipment sh…Bushfires · Western Australia Read Article

The Importance of FBC Firebreaks in Fire Management

Introduction The significance of firebreaks in controlling bushfires cannot be overstated, particularly in regions prone to wildfires. Firebreaks serve as crucial lines of defence, designed to prevent the spread of fire by removing flammable vegetation and creating a buffer zone. With Australia’s increasing frequency of bushfire events, understanding FBC (Firebreak Control) protocols is more important than ever for residents and land managers al…Bushfires · New South Wales Read Article

Secret mission saves rare prehistoric trees from Australia bushfires

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A secret operation led by specially trained firefighters has saved the last of a rare Dinosaur-era tree species from the Australia bushfires. The Wollemi pine trees, once thought to be extinct, have grown in Australia for over 200 million years and now number less than 200. The mission had to be kept a secret in order to keep the trees' location under wraps due to their fragile nature.Trees · Australia Read Article

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