Bushfire

March 3, 2020 BENT Architecture has designed a split-level house in Melbourne, Australia, that uses locally-sourced Ironbark and Timbercrete blockwork.Due to the location of the house, which is surrounded by bush, the architects had to be aware of the bushfire risk and building regulations as it is classed in a…

Image copyright Copernicus Data/ESA/Sentinel-2 Image caption The 2019/2020 fire season was unprecedented for the forest area that was burned Australian scientists are developing a satellite that can better identify where bushfires might start.The small spacecraft would carry infrared detectors specifically tuned to the country's dominant vegetation - in particular to…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) will lead the development of the first Australian satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to start and those that will be difficult to contain. The new satellite will accurately measure forest fuel load and vegetation moisture levels…

Aleesha Stone never thought she would end up studying the environment at university.But becoming more aware of climate change around 18 months ago eventually led her to start a double degree of Law and Environmental Policy and Management at The University of Adelaide this year.“I originally wanted to do psychology or…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain New South Wales' Forestry Corporation will this week start "selective timber harvesting" from two state forests ravaged by bushfire on the state's south coast. The state-owned company says the operations will be "strictly managed" and produce timber for power poles, bridges, flooring and decking. Similarly, the…

The Australia Institute said large swathes of the country were experiencing an additional 31 days of summer temperatures each year compared to the 1950s Australian summers are lengthening by a month or more while winters are getting shorter due to climate change, according to an analysis by a leading think…

PARNDANA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 21: A koala affected by the recent bushfires is released back into ... native bushland following treatment at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on February 21, 2020 in Parndana, Australia. The Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park owned by Sam and Dana Mitchell has treated 600 animals since…

Australia has extended its working holiday visa rule from six months to 12 months for visitors who want to help with bushfire relief efforts. The change in the Working Holiday Maker program will allow backpackers to assist in the work necessary for recovery including demolition, land clearing, and repairing dams,…

Nightcap oaks have lived through massive geologic upheavals. But they might not survive humanity’s influence on Earth. Maddie Stone February 25, 2020 Bushfires burnt through groves in Australia's Nightcap range.Courtesy of Darcy GrantDeep in the rain forest on the southern edge of Australia’s Nightcap Range, around 200 unassuming gray trees…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The fires are estimated to have killed one billion animals The Australian bushfires were more catastrophic than any simulation of our changing climate predicted. This is the conclusion of researchers who described the devastation as a "fiery wake-up call for climate science". Bushfires in…