Tag: Fires
Asking people to prepare for fire is pointless if they can’t afford to do it. It’s time we subsidised fire prevention
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Once again, Australia is on fire. This year it’s the turn of Western Australia and South Australia, where bushfires are threatening homes and lives. In...
Contrary to common belief, some forests get more fire-resistant with age
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An out-of-season bushfire raged through Sydney’s southwest at the weekend, burning more than 2,400 hectares and threatening homes.
As the fire season extends and heatwaves...