6 January 2020, The Conversation, Disaster recovery from Australia’s fires will be a marathon, not a sprint. After reporting on the deadly 2011 Queensland flash flood disaster, I spent a year documenting accounts of heroic rescues, tragic deaths and extraordinary survival. Five years later, I returned … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Impacts Observed & Projected
As bushfire and holiday seasons converge, it may be time to say goodbye to the typical Australian summer holiday
5 January 2020, The Conversation, As bushfire and holiday seasons converge, it may be time to say goodbye to the typical Australian summer holiday. For 40 years I have studied bushfires in Australia. It has been my life’s work to try … Continue reading →
4 January 2020, The New York Times, Comment: Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide. BRUNY ISLAND, Tasmania — Australia today is ground zero for the climate catastrophe. Its glorious Great Barrier Reef is dying, its world-heritage rain forests are burning, its … Continue reading →
3 January 2020,University of Sydney, A statement about the 480 million animals killed in NSW bushfires since September. Australia has the highest rate of species lost of any area in the world. Professor Chris Dickman estimates that 480 million animals … Continue reading →