17 January 2020, The Conversation, Take care when examining the economic impact of fires. GDP doesn’t tell the full story. Estimates of the economic damage caused by the bushfires are rolling in, some of them big and some unprecedented, as is the scale of the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Australian Response
7 January 2020, ABC News, Victorian fire chief says calls for more fuel reduction burns are an ’emotional load of rubbish’. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has moved to shut down calls for a massive increase in fuel reduction burns, as the … Continue reading →
7 January 2020, Climate Home News, Australia’s bushfires to cost billions as climate risks rise. Australian government announces national bushfire recovery fund, as cost of natural disasters expected to rise in coming years. Bushfires ravaging Australia are expected to cost billions of … Continue reading →
7 January 2020, The Conversation, Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes. A proper disaster plan is worth paying for. Australia is in the midst of inconceivably bad bushfires. The death toll is rising, thousands of buildings have been destroyed and … Continue reading →