Professor Noam Levin ( Professor of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) will be presenting this guest seminar. Abstract: Wildfires have been shaping Mediterranean ecosystems for millennia, however, in recent decades their occurrence and impacts have increased in Israel. While almost all wildfires in Israel are related to human activities, changes in fuel availability and climate […]
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A bushfire took off in the Mt Nelson- Dynnyrne area on the 19th February 2022. The fire started when one of the residents in the area tried to clear the vegetation from their house according to TFS chief officer Dermot Barry. “They were using brushcutter, and the metal blade on that had struck a rock […]
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Meagan Porter and John Todd are progressing the Pyrotron towards research-ready in 2022. The Pyrotron has multiple research applications from fire ecology and bushfire management to environmental and public health, so this is an exciting time as we can begin to frame and discuss projects and opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations. The Flammability Lab is fire […]
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