Bushfire

Why do we innovate? To save lives, overcome challenges. To make a difference. We see it in action when thermal imaging drones help locate and rescue koalas during Australian bushfires, or when an exoskeleton helps an injured French cyclist get back on the road and complete a 4,037-km journey in…

"Most importantly, know your local weather risks and have an emergency kit ready to go. Create an emergency plan and discuss it with your family, stay up to date with weather warnings and always follow the advice of emergency services." rn IAG tracks dozens of weather systems across Australia simultaneously…

Restoring Indigenous cultural burning could help break a “catastrophic fire loop” plaguing Australia’s southeast forests, a new study has found. Researchers reconstructed the past millennium of vegetation, fire and erosion in Victoria’s Croajingolong National Park in East Gippsland, one of the nation’s most fire-prone forests. The study published on Thursday…

As the weather starts to warm in Australia, people are beginning to look ahead to the bushfire season. Authors Marta Yebra Director, Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence, Australian National University Laura Alonso Postdoctoral Fellow, The Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University The national Seasonal Bushfire Outlook ,…

Parts of South Australia are facing a heightened bushfire risk this spring after the boom of one of the nation's most invasive and flammable weeds. But there is division about what to do about it. SA has begun a parliamentary inquiry into the management of buffel grass, which has exploded…

Australian aged care homes are inadequately prepared to evacuate in a bushfire, according to a union representing aged care workers. In January, more than 30 residents and staff at Natimuk Aged Care in western Victoria were unable to evacuate as a fast-moving bushfire got as close as the back door…

As native forest logging ends in parts of Australia, governments and industry are turning to large-scale forest thinning as a tool to reduce bushfire risk, prompting a new debate over how best to protect communities in a warming climate. Research shows thinning can lower fire severity under some conditions, especially…

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that most of Australia experienced above-average solar irradiance in January 2026 due to a hot, dry airmass and clear skies, boosting PV generation despite operational challenges from elevated temperatures, bushfire smoke, and dust...Read More

Open accessibility guide Skip to sections navigation Skip to content Skip to footer Advertisement National There are fears homes may have been lost in an erratic and fast-moving bushfire burning out of control on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula. Updated February 3, 2026 — 7:07pm, first published 7:02pm Loading Latest in…

SYDNEY — A record-breaking heatwave baked Australia's southeast for a fifth straight day on Wednesday (Jan 28), fanning bushfires and straining the power grid, leaving thousands of properties without electricity. The heatwave is the worst seen in Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state, since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that killed…