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Remote SensingTo determine the long-term effect of Australian bushfires on the upper tropospheric composition in the South Pacific, we investigated the variation in CO and hydrocarbon species in the South Pacific according to the extent of Australian bushfires (2004 ...
Donghee Lee +8 more
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Ecosphere, 2021 Fire severity is the impact of a fire on the landscape, particularly the physical impact on vegetation. Previous studies have established that the severity of a fire can be influenced by the severity of previous fires.
James W. Barker +2 more
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A Framework for Burnt Area Mapping and Evacuation Problem Using Aerial Imagery Analysis
Fire, 2022 The study aims to develop a holistic framework for maximum area coverage of a disaster region during a bushfire event. The monitoring and detection of bushfires are essential to assess the extent of damage, its direction of spread, and action to be taken
Hafiz Suliman Munawar +3 more
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Methods and Protocols, 2022 Introduction: Exposure to natural hazards such as fire, drought, floods, and earthquakes can have negative impacts on physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Shelly Makleff +4 more
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Positive Indian Ocean Dipole events precondition southeast Australia bushfires
, 2009 [1] The devastating “Black Saturday” bushfire inferno in the southeast Australian state of Victoria in early February 2009 and the “Ash Wednesday” bushfires in February 1983 were both preceded by a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (pIOD) event.
Cai, W., Raupach, M., Cowan, T.
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Multi-Scale Bushfire Detection From Multi-Modal Streams of Remote Sensing Data
IEEE Access, 2020 Bushfire is a destructive force that would change the course of a country and even the Earth. They are causing casualties and affect the quality of life of millions of people.
Thanh Cong Phan +4 more
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Animals, 2023 Many koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) required rehabilitation after the 2019/20 Australian megafires. Little is known about how the post-release health of rehabilitated koalas compares to non-rescued resident koalas.
Murraya R. Lane +9 more
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Fire and Rescue Service Preparedness for Natural Hazards
Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Natural hazards driven by extreme weather events are expected to continue to pose a significant risk to citizens, property and the environment. Based on a series of national and international interviews with the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), this paper presents an analysis of present practices within the FRS and FRS willingness to employ a ...
Johan Björck, Margaret McNamee
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International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.Monthly average aerosol optical depth at 320 nm obtained with a Brewer MKIII spectrophotometer for Hobart, Australia (42.8806° S, 147.3250° E) over a 21‐year period. There is a linear trend of 15.4% per decade. There are 9 months when the average aerosol optical depth exceeds twice the monthly standard deviation.
Manuel Nuñez +3 more
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The heat is on: climate change, extreme heat and bushfires in WA [PDF]
, 2015 Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of heatwaves in Western Australia and driving up the likelihood of very high fire danger weather.
Lesley Hughes, Will Steffen, Alix Pearce
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