bushfires

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The research helps us understand how El Niño and La Niña will change as the world warms in the future.

satellite image of bushfire smoke off eastern australia

Could plumes of smoke from the Black Summer of fire have cooled regions of the Pacific and triggered a La Niña? New research suggests it’s possible.

bushfire in australian outback

Two decades of satellite data have allowed us to map fires across the country and identify areas facing high fire risks.

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Despite the popular and intuitive notion that people find climate change psychologically distant, a new review of the evidence shows that’s not the case at all.

Joseph Lycett, Aborigines using fire to hunt kangaroo

Researchers focused on a site in the Illawarra region of NSW, which holds a unique record into the past.

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A long-term study led by UNSW Sydney researchers has analysed older Canberrans’ mental health during the 2019/2020 bushfires.

Bushfire and smoke

Be prepared. Download an air quality app, stock up on respirators and stay inside if you can.

A man leaving his home walking through flood waters.

A UNSW Business School expert explains why rising insurance premiums are set to join other affordability pressures for Australians.

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Megafires like Australia’s 2019/20 Black Summer fires represent an emerging threat to estuarine and coastal ecosystems.

a kangaroo with joey stands amid a burnt out forrest

Three chief authors of the State of the Environment Report provide its key findings. While it’s a sobering read, there are a few bright spots.

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