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Fire, 2020 Spotting during wildfires can significantly influence the way wildfires spread and reduce the chances of successful containment by fire crews. However, there is little published empirical evidence of the phenomenon.
Michael A. Storey +3 more
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The spatial domain of wildfire risk and response in the wildland urban interface in Sydney, Australia [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2013 In order to quantify the risks from fire at the wildland urban interface (WUI), it is important to understand where fires occur and their likelihood of spreading to the WUI.
O. F. Price, R. A. Bradstock
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Molecules, 2021 Wine aroma is an important quality trait in wine, influenced by its volatile compounds. Many factors can affect the composition and levels (concentration) of volatile aromatic compounds, including the water status of grapevines, canopy management, and ...
Vasiliki Summerson +4 more
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Disaster for Darwin vs Australia on Fire—a Politico-Legal Review of Governments in Action
Law, Technology and Humans, 2023 For two days in December 1974, from 24 to 26 December, Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, killing 71 people, seriously injuring 145, causing minor injuries to 500, damaging buildings, tearing roofs from houses, sweeping up ...
Jocelynne Scutt
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Exploring Pharmacists’ Roles during the 2019–2020 Australian Black Summer Bushfires
Pharmacy, 2021 Background: Australians are no strangers to sudden natural disasters, such as bushfires. The effects of a natural disaster can devastate local communities and health care services.
Alexandra Moss +4 more
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Local and regional smoke impacts from prescribed fires [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2016 Smoke from wildfires poses a significant threat to affected communities. Prescribed burning is conducted to reduce the extent and potential damage of wildfires, but produces its own smoke threat.
O. F. Price, B. Horsey, N. Jiang
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2023 Purpose Healthcare staff are on the frontline during disasters despite any personal adversity and vicarious trauma they may be experiencing. Wellness Warrior training is a post-disaster intervention developed in response to the 2019-2020 Australian ...
Andrea Knezevic +4 more
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Catastrophic Bushfires, Indigenous Fire Knowledge and Reframing Science in Southeast Australia
Fire, 2021 The catastrophic 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires were the worst fire season in the recorded history of Southeast Australia. These bushfires were one of several recent global conflagrations across landscapes that are homelands of Indigenous peoples ...
Michael-Shawn Fletcher +4 more
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Fire, 2021 Fire management agencies around the world use suppression firing for fire control. Yet, we know little about the extent of its use (e.g., prevalence and spatial coverage) and its impact on containment.
Heather Simpson +2 more
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Australia's bushfire gloom [PDF]
Current 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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