Western Australia burns 200,000 hectares a year for fire safety, but scientists say the policy may be eroding biodiversity in a global hotspot

Western Australia's large-scale prescribed burning program is under scientific review for its ecological consequences.

Australia dropped millions of seeds from the sky after catastrophic fires killed seed-bearing trees, helping native forests regrow from the air

Frequent bushfires threaten southeastern Australia's alpine ash forests. These trees require fifteen to twenty years to ...
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Australian fires turn deadly as heatwave scorches

Skies over southeastern Australia darkened with huge plumes of smoke and lightning storms Friday after an epic heatwave, with raging wildfires claiming one life and residents warned to “leave and live ...
ABC30 Action News

Australia fires: Here's how to help firefighters, victims, animals

Australia's wildfires have burned millions of acres, scorching an area twice the size of Maryland, and killing at least 25 people nationwide. Thousands of firefighters are battling the more than ...
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Australian wildfires: NASA visualization shows spread of smoke across the globe

PASADENA, Calif. -- A new visualization from NASA shows how the smoke plume from the Australian wildfires has traveled across the globe over the past several weeks. The visualization from the Earth ...
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Australian Army fires AS9 for first time on home soil

The School of Artillery and 4th Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery conducted live-fire training on the new AS9 Huntsman SPH at Puckapunyal, Victoria, on 1 December. (Commonwealth of Australia) ...