Bushfire

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…

Credit: Greg Harvie, Author provided On the night of January 9 2020, my wife and I secured our Kangaroo Island home and anxiously monitored the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) website for bushfire advice. After many horrific weeks of bushfires, the winds had again shifted, and the fire front…

Australia has seen dozens of inquests into the causes of bushfires and steps that could be taken to mitigate them, with mixed results Australia set up a national inquiry Thursday into its month-long bushfire crisis that affected three in four Australians and prompted widespread criticism of the government for its…

The road into Batlow is littered with the dead.In the smoky, gray haze of the morning, it's hard to make out exactly what Matt Roberts' camera is capturing. Roberts, a photojournalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, keeps his lens focused on the road as he rolls into the fire-ravaged town…

IT CONJURES AN ancient time when Earth’s supercontinents were being rearranged; when Gondwana– the great southern landmass that eventually broke into Australia, Africa, South America, Antarctica, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent – was covered in lush rainforests; and when the evolutionary paths of the plants and wildlife of the Northern…

The Australian bushfire crisis has been devastating, leaving the kind of damage that a lot of people will have to step in and help fix. Benefits and fundraisers have already been going on, with plenty of musicians rallying for the cause when appropriate. There have been concerts and calls for…