Old growth forest logging can increase bushfire risk for decades
A systematic review of peer-reviewed bushfire research has found old growth forest logging in Australia can actually heighten the risk…
Firefighters handbook by Aussie researchers aims to reduce bushfire risks
With climate change set to increase the scale and frequency of large-scale fires in Australia, researchers have released a new…
Australian National University
Electronics
Engineering
Meteorology
Physics
University of New South Wales
Laser tractor beam developed to control lightning strikes
While it may seem like something out of a scifi movie, researchers have developed a laser tractor beam which may…
Atmospheric Physics
CSIRO
Energy & Natural Resources
Environment
Federation University
Health
Meteorology
Monash University
University of Adelaide
University of Tasmania
A model disaster: Studying the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire
In February and March 2014, a fire at Victoria’s Hazelwood coal mine burnt for 45 days, sending dense plumes of…