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Displaying 15 of about 100 results… articles published through May 2012. Issues addressed: (i) heat waves: the details; and (ii) heat waves and wild fires. … A report about the current … articles published through May 2012. Issues addressed: (i) heat waves: the details; and (ii) heat waves and wild fires. …
Eastern Australia is currently gripped by a prolonged and devastating drought, with no relief in sight. Parts of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland are currently experiencing their driest conditions on record over certain time periods. Some of the largest rainfall deficiencies have occurred in the Macquarie, Namoi–Peel, and Border Rivers c…
… year was a time of exceptional weather and record-breaking heat according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate … Climate Statements relating to “extreme” and “abnormal” heat, and reported a number of broken climate records. One of … warming climate. The year ended with some record-breaking heat events. Perhaps the most significant of these was the …
… not to scare the public. The unparalleled setting of new heat extremes is forcing the continual upwards trending of … not to scare the public. The unparalleled setting of new heat extremes is forcing the continual upwards trending of …
… a significant dent in the ongoing drought. Expect extreme heat Large parts of Western Australia, most of Queensland and … has already seen some extraordinary record-breaking heat in recent days, with summer yet to truly begin. With the … El Niño is associated with both longer and more intense heat waves. The exact reason why the states are affected …
… efforts have been directed at the problem of rising heat in cities. “Smart” cities create new relationships and … city respond to the devastating scale and impact of urban heat threats such as bushfires and heatwaves? The Australian Medical Association has warned heat is a “ silent killer ”. It notes that more Australians …
… new report, ‘Dangerous Summer: Escalating Bushfire, Heat and Drought Risk‘, has found this summer is shaping up … have severe effects on human health, including both direct heat illnesses (e.g. heat exhaustion) and indirect impacts (e.g. cardiovascular …
… broke records for hot, dry conditions with more than 260 heat and low rainfall recordsbroken throughout winter. The increasing global heat, driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, … broke records for hot, dry conditions with more than 260 heat and low rainfall recordsbroken throughout winter. The …
By Owen Price
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared the earliest total fire bans in its history this week. The entire state was declared to be in drought on the same day.
The combination of winter drought and hot, dry weather has made dangerous fires increasingly likely.
Already this week two fires on the south coast hav…
… the change in probability of a Fire Weather Index, extreme heat or drought as high as was observed in 2019/20 in the … of anthropogenic climate change. As the trend in extreme heat is one of the main factors behind this increase and the models underestimate the observed trend in heat, the real increase could be much higher. This is also …
… skies and warmer days , there is an increased chance that heat will build up over central Australia during the spring … Likewise, the dry landscape and the chance of extreme heat also raise the risk of more bushfires throughout similar … skies and warmer days , there is an increased chance that heat will build up over central Australia during the spring …
… period – 56-48 million years ago. As seen from the ongoing heat wave, the knock-on effects of such extreme warmth include … suggest that temperatures similar to those of the current heat wave that is influencing western Europe and other …
By Damien Cave
The conservationists who built the secluded Binna Burra Lodge in Australia’s lush mountains more than 80 years ago hoped to protect and share the natural beauty of the surrounding rainforest.
But over the weekend, a bushfire destroyed the beloved getaway, one of Australia’s oldest nature resorts — drawing tears from neighbors and alarm…
… information about a weather phenomena called a mountain wave that produces severe fire behaviour, an analysis of … information about a weather phenomena called a mountain wave that produces severe fire behaviour, an analysis of …
… start, it needs three things: fuel, an oxidising agent and heat. In bushfires, the fuel is plant material, the oxidising agent is oxygen in the atmosphere, and the heat could come from lightning or the fire itself once it starts. First, the heat has to get to the fuel. Plants are mostly comprised of …