Bushfire

They tackled the black summer bushfires together and now Gladys Berejiklian has turned to an old friend as she faces a new crisis. The former NSW premier was pictured having coffee with respected former Rural Fire Service head Shane Fitzsimmons and his wife Lisa in Sydney on Monday as just a…

It's not just about collecting honey and making candles. Backyard beekeepers are playing a vital role in rebuilding the local bee populations. Key points:Backyard beekeeping as a hobby has risen in popularity during the pandemicHobbyists are helping bring back bee stocks after the Black Summer bushfiresAt least 10,000 hives were…

Graphical summary of the study. Credit: Flinders University The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly  five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, new research led by Flinders University has found. With 24 million hectares of Australia's land area burnt, researchers…

The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, new research led by Flinders University has found. With 24 million hectares of Australia’s land area burnt, researchers say the casualties are clear among bee fauna…

Time differences in interviews are never usually problematic, but when you’re nursing your first coffee of the day and those that you’re interviewing are onto their first line, it’s a dynamic unlike most. Ahead of their live stream of their recently released, 'Comfort To Me', we caught up with Amyl…

The devastating bushfires from a couple of summers ago have seen an “interesting stat” emerge, according to Sky News host Paul Murray. “Apparently a whole collection of stuff that was burnt went up into the air, landed back into the ocean and has produced algal blooms that are bigger than…

Why the chief of disaster wants the term social distancing abolished on the day Sydney records a staggering 681 Covid casesChief of Resilience NSW Shane Fitzsimmons wants term 'social distancing' gone The father-of-two said people need to be 'socially connected' more than ever As former RFS Commissioner, he lead NSW through 2019-20…

For Rupert Murdoch and Fox News, decades of climate denial aren’t nearly enough. With the planet rapidly warming and extreme weather events multiplying, Murdoch and Fox are set to launch Fox Weather, a new streaming platform aimed at competing with the Weather Channel and its digital offerings. The topic area…

news, latest-news, csiro, satellite, csiro satellite, australian space, australia space, space satellite A powerful observation satellite able to provide images of the Earth even through clouds or heavy bushfire smoke will now be at the fingertips of Australian researchers following an historic agreement. The CSIRO will from Thursday be able…

CANBERRA: Australia is considering listing koalas on the country's east coast as endangered, Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley said on Friday in an emailed statement. Australia already classifies east coast koalas as vulnerable, their numbers under pressure from logging, urban encroachment and a pervasive infection. As well, bushfires across…