Jan 8, 2020 · In NSW, the massive Gospers Mountain fire alone has burned more than 1.2 million acres, making it the biggest forest fire in Australian history. One-third of the vineyards in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills have been lost.

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.

Sep 28, 2020 · Our fire season used to be just two months of the year 15 years ago and now it’s nine months of the year.” said Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, speaking at the Sustainable Development Impact …

Sep 8, 2023 · Canada is home to 9% of the world’s forest cover, covering roughly one-third of the country, making it the third most forested country in the world. Not surprisingly, Canada’s forest sector is a major contributor to Canada’s economy contributing $25.2 billion to nominal gross domestic product and directly employing more than 184,000 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Jul 7, 2022 · The common approach of fighting fires in naturally fire-prone landscapes – applied in many regions of the US, Australia and Mediterranean Europe – can suppress blazes for a time, but these forests end up accumulating excessive vegetation fuel, which has contributed to more severe wildfires, especially during droughts.

Sep 24, 2020 · Fire-related emissions in 2020 are already 3 times higher than the historical 21st-century average in California, Oregon and Washington, and we are by no means at the end of fire season. In California, the worst days of wildfires have generated emissions that are roughly 4 to 8 times higher than the average daily emissions from all economic ...

Aug 6, 2021 · Ironically, a chronic lack of fire in Western landscapes also contributes to increased fire severity and vulnerability to wildfires. It allows dry brush and live and dead trees to build up, and with more people living in wildland areas to spark blazes, pressure to fight every forest fire has increased the risk of extreme fire.