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Helping children who have been affected by bushfires
, 2020 As bushfires continue to rage, over six hundred schools and early education centres have been closed in Queensland and New South Wales. The devastating toll of the fires have been felt by many across the country, with some children having been urgently ...
Rees, Bronwyn +2 more
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Characterizing Bushfire Occurrences over Jamaica Using the MODIS C6 Fire Archive 2001–2019
Atmosphere, 2021 There is an increasing need to develop bushfire monitoring and early warning systems for Jamaica and the Caribbean. However, there are few studies that examine fire variability for the region. In this study the MODIS C6 Fire Archive for 2001–2019 is used
Candice S. Charlton +3 more
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Scaling turbulence drives the general circulation
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.The NOAA Gulfstream SP4, which deployed the GPS dropsondes over the NE Pacific Ocean as part of the Winter Storms Project during the January–March periods of 2004, 2005 and 2006. Abstract Statistical multifractal analysis of airborne and dropsonde observations is used to show that persistence of velocity after molecular collisions breaks the continuous
Adrian F. Tuck
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To burn or not to burn: governance of wildfires in Australia
Ecology and SocietyGlobally, wildfires are increasing in extent, frequency, and severity. Although global climate change is a major driver and large-scale governance interventions are essential, focusing on governance at smaller scales is of great importance for fostering ...
Sarah Clement +3 more
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Ecological combustion: the atmospherics of the bushfire as choreography
Ambiances, 2020 This paper examines the atmospheres generated by the elemental power of bushfires as embodiment, invention and reconstruction through choreography. Drawing upon Bachelard’s analysis of the phenomenology of fire leads to an appreciation of its substance ...
Rachel Fensham
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A Geospatial Linkage Analysis of Environmental Exposures, Socioeconomic Profile and Health Outcomes Among Women of Reproductive Age in Victoria, Australia. [PDF]
Health Promot J AustrABSTRACT Issue Addressed Non‐communicable disorders (NCDs) in women of reproductive age (WRA) shape maternal and intergenerational outcomes, yet their area‐level socio‐environmental drivers remain unclear. We examined correlations between socio‐environmental factors and NCDs in WRA.
Mulyadi CH +8 more
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High Voltage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tree‐contact single‐phase‐to‐ground fault (TSF) is a common and hazardous type of failure in distribution networks. TSF is likely to occur when overhead conductors contact moist tree branches, potentially leading to insulation breakdown, posing serious threats to grid safety.
Wenjun Ning +5 more
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract COVID‐19 has intensified interest in crisis policy learning, yet the micro‐level interactions among political, bureaucratic, and expert actors remain underexplored. We conceptualise an ideal‐type framework for the micro‐flow of crisis learning, an ordinarily epistemic and context‐specific process of individual‐level interactions, where lessons
Neil Mortimer, Nicholas Bromfield
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Australian government organisations are pivotal in helping to meet the United Nations sustainable development goals. Yet while these organisations promote sustainability in their strategic plans, they struggle to embed these same commitments into their own infrastructure and construction projects. This study examines this persistent disconnect
Richard Hughes, Kerry Brown
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article asks why the successful coupling of the problem, policy, and political streams during the COVID‐19 reform of Australia's JobSeeker Payment failed to produce durable institutional change. It adopts a longitudinal single‐case design covering 2014–2025 and applies the Multiple Streams Framework to trace the movement of the three ...
Yutong Chen
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