According to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change late last month, sequestering carbon dioxide is only one of the crucial climate-regulating attributes inherent to the world’s forests.
According to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change late last month, sequestering carbon dioxide is only one of the crucial climate-regulating attributes inherent to the world’s forests.
In February 2009 the Black Saturday bushfires swept through the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria, burning 72,000 hectares. These forests are home to the tallest flowering plants on the planet, and iconic species such as the Leadbeater’s Possum, Victoria’s animal emblem. In the six years since the fires, we and other scientists have been investigating …
A planned burn-off that broke containment lines and went on to destroy homes near Lancefield in central Victoria was under-staffed and poorly planned, an independent report has found. The investigation into last month’s fire found “significant shortcomings” in the way Victoria’s environment department carries out planned burn-offs and communicates with the community. Department of Environment, …
For years people have been witnessing what seems like the deliberate prolonging of bushfires. Right back to the 90s up until now, a new agenda has created these monster fires. Many of them are due to planned burns that just happen to escape on the weekend when no one is patrolling – a-la Wilson’s Prom. …
Does the benefit of conducting planned burns ever really outweigh the risks? That was one of the key questions raised by submitters to the Lancefield/Cobaw planned burn investigation. The draft report of the findings from the investigation is due to be delivered to the secretary of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning tomorrow, …
LOCALS have raised concerns over the independent panel appointed to investigate how a planned burn at Lancefield went so disastrously wrong. Hundreds of people fled and four houses were lost when a planned burn jumped containment lines on Grand Final Day. The fire burned for nearly two weeks. Environment Minister Lisa Neville asked the director …
As authorities come under scrutiny over their handling of planned burns that raged out of control near Lancefield in central Victoria this month, a study has shown such burning had “leverage” in reducing the area burnt by later fires in only four of 30 regions examined in Victoria, South Australia, NSW and the ACT. Yet …
After the escaped burn around Lancefield during the week of 6 October burnt 3,000 hectares, destroyed 4 homes, dozens of sheds, fences and pasture, the Victorian Government has commissioned Mr Murray Carter to oversee an enquiry. Mr Carter was the Manager of the WA Department of Environment and Conservation’s Fire Management Services at the time …
The public has every reason to be sceptical of the outcome of the investigation the Victorian Government has commissioned into the escaped departmental burn during the week of 6 October 2015. There is huge public outrage over the burn that turned into a wildfire and destroyed over 4,000 hectares, 4 homes, dozens of sheds, fences …
Yet again a DELWP burn turned into a catastrophic 3,000 ha bushfire in early October. It burnt most of the Cowbar Forests, much of its wildlife was burnt alive, four homes were lost, as well as sheds, fences and pasture. We are told by DELWP that it didn’t have the resources to ensure this planned …
