Supercharged fire seasons cost Australia $6b annually as El Niño summer looms

With a strong El Niño summer looming, modelling reveals fire seasons are 21 per cent longer than they were 50 years ago, ...
Insurance Business America

El Niño puts Australian insurers on bushfire watch as global disaster losses hit seven-year low

Reinsurers are flush after six quarters without a mega-loss, but Gallagher Re data shows strong El Niño periods have ...
Yahoo

Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Clear Range fire burns near Bredbo North after overrunning the property of Lawrence and Claire Cowie on Feb. 1, 2020, near ...
Phys.org

'Australia is sleepwalking': A bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent

As I hear reports of the fire tearing through the Hawaiian island of Maui, I feel utterly depressed. As a fire scientist, I know the unfolding horror—which has killed 36 people so far—is just the ...
Phys.org

Advancing bushfire preparedness in Australia

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help transform how we understand and respond to the escalating threat of bushfires. We start this journey with the first imagery now available from the proto satellite ...
CNN

Spread of Australia’s red fire ant population has sent 23 people to hospital

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The number of ...
The Conversation

In a bad fire year, Australia records over 450,000 hotspots. These maps show where the risks have increased over 20 years

The bushfire outlook for many parts of Australia has changed drastically over the past decade. Environmental conditions have transformed, producing larger and more destructive bushfires. The frequency ...