15 November 2019,The Conversation, A surprising answer to a hot question: controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire. As sure as night follows day, this week’s bushfires prompted inevitable debate about whether fire authorities should have carried out more hazard … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Impacts Observed & Projected
12 November 2019, The Conversation, Mr Morrison, I lost my home to bushfire. Your thoughts and prayers are not enough. Fires of unprecedented number and ferocity are today raging in New South Wales and Queensland. Residents in some regions woke to … Continue reading →
12 November 2019, The Guardian, South Turramurra: Sydney suburb in the pink after surviving bushfire emergency. Douglas Greening was chatting with a neighbour outside his Turramurra home when he heard the bushes crackling. A glance up at the thick scrub that surrounds the … Continue reading →
12 November 2019, The Conversation, Firestorms and flaming tornadoes: how bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems. As the east coast bushfire crisis unfolds, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Rural Fire Service operational officer Brett Taylor have each warned residents … Continue reading →