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24 Dec 2019
As an uncontrollable wildfire took hold in Tallaganda National Park last month, it was soon apparent to ecologists that this was an unprecedented natural...
17 Dec 2019
As fires burn out of control in Australia, scientists warn the damage will have severe knock-on effects for the environment.
5 Dec 2019
The original wild specimens of the ancient Wollemi pine tree are safe for now as fires which have burnt more than 220,000 hectares continue throughout the Blue...
2 Dec 2019
What's the difference between back-burning and hazard reduction burning? And is it the solution to reducing bushfires? Professor Phil Gibbons explains the...
27 Nov 2019
As members of the 'Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists', Professor Jamie Pittock and David Papps have written a pointed opinion piece in the...
25 Nov 2019
More than 2 million hectares of mainly forested lands have been burnt along Australia's eastern seaboard in recent months – and the fires are still...
24 Nov 2019
Countries, cities, councils, and organisations around the world are declaring a climate emergency and changing practices and policies in an attempt to address...
23 Nov 2019
Some commentators think we may have already passed 'tipping points', locking in the worst of climate change predictions. But Dr Joelle Gergis from...
21 Nov 2019
Melbourne's drinking water is being put at risk by "widespread" illegal logging near water catchment areas, Australian National University...
21 Nov 2019
More of Australia's doctors are declaring climate change a "public health emergency". Today, three separate bodies representing medical...
14 Nov 2019
Trees die, it's a sad fact of life. But how we manage their waste afterwards is a cause of concern. In this article, Fenner's Cris Brack argues that...
13 Nov 2019
Fenner School's Dr Joëlle Gergis told the New York Times that in dismissing the role of climate change in the fires, the government was choosing immediate...