Jan 8, 2020 · There are also fires blazing in parts of Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. With some people stranded for days amid shortages of food and fuel, the military has deployed ships and aircraft to bring supplies and evacuate people from fire-devastated coastal towns.

Jan 13, 2020 · Volunteer fire brigades are common across southeast Australia. Recruits come from towns and rural communities, where bushfires are a fact of life in summer months. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service claims to be the world’s largest volunteer firefighting organization.

Dec 17, 2019 · The east coast of Australia is burning. And as bushfires rip through everything in their path, they are generating CO2 emissions that pose a long-term threat to the world. NASA data, supplied to Guardian Australia , shows that since August fires in New South Wales and Queensland have increased Australia’s annual emissions by 250 million ...

Mar 10, 2020 · Koalas have been listed as a vulnerable species in parts of Australia since 2012, but they may be facing extinction in the state of New South Wales (NSW) in the wake of the recent wildfires. According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the fires killed around 5,000 koalas in NSW.

Jan 7, 2025 · Climate-change mitigation is the third-most transformative trend overall – and the top trend related to the green transition – while climate-change adaptation ranks sixth with 47% and 41% of employers, respectively, expecting these trends to …

Jan 19, 2025 · Despite slowing electric vehicle sales growth in the US and Europe, over 30 million new EVs are expected on the road in 2027.

Jan 15, 2025 · I think it adds a little bit of fuel to the fire of difficult politics." Global risks of cyber-warfare and misinformation While armed conflict is seen as the top risk this year, misinformation and disinformation are ranked as the top risks over the next two years, as was the case in …

Jan 3, 2025 · In fact, fire helps them reproduce by removing competitors for light, water and food and releasing the seeds from their fallen cones so they can reproduce. In recent years, however, the effects of drought on the land, as well as the taller trees around them, have made giant sequoias more vulnerable to fire.

Jan 15, 2025 · Despite the challenges, we already have many of the technologies needed to decarbonize the energy system. Digitally enabled control systems are facilitating grid-scale renewable energy projects in remote and inhospitable places like deserts and floating plat

Jun 9, 2023 · Climate change continues to be one of the most pressing concerns of our time, and its effects can be seen in the increasing frequency, severity, and spread of wildfires around the world. According to data collected by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), approximately 3 million acres of land were impacted by fires every year since 1983.