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Models and frameworks for assessing the value of disaster research

open access: yesProgress in Disaster Science, 2020
Funders, governments, stakeholders and end-users expect to see tangible evidence that an investment in research is a worthy use of resources. Research has impact if it makes a demonstrable contribution to the economy, society, culture, public policy ...
Ken Strahan   +2 more
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Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demand

open access: yesNature Communications, 2022
Rising forest flammability could become a major public health issue and amplify climate change via feedbacks on the carbon cycle. Here the authors identify daily fuel moisture thresholds associated with increased fire risk in earth’s forests.
Hamish Clarke   +6 more
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An archetypal perspective on householders who ‘wait and see’ during a bushfire

open access: yesProgress in Disaster Science, 2020
The literature commonly considers householders confronted by a bushfire event who ‘wait and see’ before taking protective action as engaging in decisional delay.
Ken Strahan
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Australia's bushfire gloom [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2009
SummaryLast month's unprecedented fires in Victoria led to human tragedy and growing concerns about longer-term environmental issues. Hannah Robertson reports from Melbourne.
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APPLICATION OF MULTIPLE CATEGORIES OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) IN DIFFERENT AIRSPACES FOR BUSHFIRE MONITORING AND RESPONSE [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2015
Demand and interest in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for civilian applications, and advances in technology such as development of sense-and-avoid systems, will soon allow UAS to be flown alongside manned aircrafts in non-segregated airspace.
N. Homainejad, C. Rizos
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Savanna fire simulations using cellular automata:

open access: yesBiodiversidade Brasileira, 2019
  Modelling and computer simulations have been used to manage and fight wildfires for many years. The primary goal of these numerical models is to predict fire spread and behaviour under various scenarios - i.e. weather, vegetation and topography. The
Patrice Weber, Rohan Fisher
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Remote Sensing and Meteorological Data Fusion in Predicting Bushfire Severity: A Case Study from Victoria, Australia

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
The extent and severity of bushfires in a landscape are largely governed by meteorological conditions. An accurate understanding of the interactions of meteorological variables and fire behaviour in the landscape is very complex, yet possible.
Saroj Kumar Sharma   +2 more
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Spatial Analysis, Interactive Visualisation and GIS-Based Dashboard for Monitoring Spatio-Temporal Changes of Hotspots of Bushfires over 100 Years in New South Wales, Australia

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
The 2019–2020 bushfire season is estimated to be one of the worst fire seasons on record in Australia, especially in New South Wales (NSW). The devastating fire season ignited a heated public debate on whether prescribed burning is an effective tool for ...
Michael Visner   +2 more
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A case study of South Australia’s severe thunderstorm and tornado outbreak 28 September 2016 [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science, 2023
An analysis of the South Australian severe thunderstorm and tornado outbreak of 28 September 2016, which produced at least seven tornadoes and contributed to a state-wide power outage, is presented here. Although challenging, prediction and understanding
Jeffrey D. Kepert   +2 more
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Interpersonal violence and mental health outcomes following disaster

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2020
BackgroundDisasters pose a documented risk to mental health, with a range of peri- and post-disaster factors (both pre-existing and disaster-precipitated) linked to adverse outcomes.
Robyn Molyneaux   +11 more
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