Search results for bushfires
Dreamers and doers cross digital divide
4th November 2013
By Ian Opperman, Director, Digital Productivity and Services National Research Flagship Australia has low unemployment, a high standard of living, […]
Fire and climate change: fire risk needs to be managed
28th October 2013
Climate change over the coming decades is likely to significantly alter fire patterns, their impact and their management in Australia.
Adaptation tools for the mining industry
3rd July 2013
CRATER is a new tool helping the mining industry to reduce risks following extreme weather.
You can count on ERIC in a crisis
29th May 2013
For most of us, maps help us get from A to B. Our GPS finds the shortest route to a […]
Disasters happen, but software shouldn’t be one of them
16th May 2013
By Ryan Fraser, Research Manager, Earth Science and Engineering and Arwen Cross, Science Communicator, Food Health and Life Sciences. Imagine […]
Four years on: Investigating the behaviour of the Kilmore East fire
5th March 2013
By Dr Andrew Sullivan and Dr Miguel Gomes Da Cruz Saturday 7 February 2009 will go down in Australia’s history […]
Insect of the week: Insects in a burning land
28th February 2013
By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection The bushfires moving through the Australian landscape this summer have given us […]
Nation under fire
15th February 2013
By Matthew Paget Striking images of smoke plumes and scarring from the bushfires that swept south eastern Australia in January […]
Ten years after fire the Brindabellas bounce back
18th January 2013
By Fiona Henderson Ten years ago the Australian Capital Territory was in the grip of severe bushfires, with thousands of […]
Summer time and the living ain’t always easy
21st November 2012
By Carrie Bengston Our TV screens showed us the devastation caused in the US by Hurricane Sandy but what natural […]
“Fire ecology and management is not rocket science; it is much harder than that.”
16th February 2012
A new book which aims to explain the interaction between bushfires, climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems in Australia has been […]