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Twitter content analysis of the Australian bushfires disaster 2019-2020: futures implications [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Tourism Futures, 2021
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the themes and nature of sentiment of Twitter content that discussed the Australian bushfire disaster 2019–2020 and its associated wildlife devastation, with considerations for the future of Australia’s tourism ...
Violetta Wilk   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

UAV Assisted Spatiotemporal Analysis and Management of Bushfires: A Case Study of the 2020 Victorian Bushfires

open access: yesFire, 2021
Australia is a regular recipient of devastating bushfires that severely impacts its economy, landscape, forests, and wild animals. These bushfires must be managed to save a fortune, wildlife, and vegetation and reduce fatalities and harmful environmental
Hafiz Suliman Munawar   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Investigating factors underlying why householders remain in at-risk areas during bushfire disaster in Australia [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon
Although most homes lack design and construction features to withstand bushfires, there is a growing trend of householders relocating to bushfire-prone areas.
Olufisayo Adedokun   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

2019–20 Australian Bushfires and Anomalies in Carbon Monoxide Surface and Column Measurements

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2021
In Australia, bushfires are a natural part of the country’s landscape and essential for the regeneration of plant species; however, the 2019–20 bushfires were unprecedented in their extent and intensity.
Shyno Susan John   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Past Logging and Wildfire Increase above Ground Carbon Stock Losses from Subsequent Wildfire

open access: yesFire, 2022
Background: Wildfire is known to reduce forest carbon stocks, but the influence of antecedent disturbance on wildfire related carbon stock losses is not as well understood.
Nicholas Wilson, Ross Bradstock
doaj   +1 more source

CONTRIBUTION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY TO THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE AND PYROLOGICAL VARIABLES OF BUSH FIRES IN THE SAVANNAH ZONE (case of the BOUNKANI REGION) [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironment & Ecosystem Science, 2021
The present study was undertaken to characterize the bushfire regime and the climatic factors influencing its propagation in the Bounkani region. Thus, this work analyzes the spatio-temporal dynamics of fires and the relationship between climatic ...
Kambire Sie   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bushfire Management Strategies: Current Practice, Technological Advancement and Challenges

open access: yesFire, 2023
Bushfires are classified as catastrophic disasters capable of inflicting significant destruction. The key detrimental consequences of bushfires include the loss of human lives, trauma within communities, economic losses and environmental damage.
Sahan Bandara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Combined Approach of Remote Sensing, GIS, and Social Media to Create and Disseminate Bushfire Warning Contents to Rural Australia

open access: yesEarth, 2021
Bushfires are an integral part of the forest regeneration cycle in Australia. However, from the perspective of a natural disaster, the impact of bushfires on human settlements and the environment is massive.
Kithsiri Perera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

GIS and Machine Learning for Analysing Influencing Factors of Bushfires Using 40-Year Spatio-Temporal Bushfire Data

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022
The causes of bushfires are extremely complex, and their scale of burning and probability of occurrence are influenced by the interaction of a variety of factors such as meteorological factors, topography, human activity and vegetation type.
Wanqin He   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of the Australian bushfires on physical activity in children

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2021
Objectives: To determine the impact of bushfires on children’s physical activity. Design: Natural experiment comparing device-measured physical activity and air quality index data for schools exposed and not exposed to the Australian bushfires.
Borja del Pozo Cruz   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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