BellingenNSW57m ago

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable
Lots of regrowth, lots more fire

"Regrowth does indeed burn more intensely than mature forests. Some experts suggested forests regrowing from logging were a key factor in the huge area burned during the notorious 2019–20 fire season, though others have disputed this."

"Recent research has shown commercial thinning of regrowth in Tasmania doesn’t reduce the risk of fire, because bark, limbs and smashed trunks left after logging act as fuel." >>
https://theconversation.com/we-have-the-proof-that-logging-makes-tasmanias-forests-more-flammable-279103

Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae4d62
#bushfires #loggingimpacts #FCNSW #forests #WetEucalyptus #forestry #thinning #NSWlogging #BellingenLogging #harm

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable

After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.

The Conversation
ABC Feeds6d ago

Fire-ravaged shire demands fossil fuel companies foot climate disaster bill
By Anna McGuinness and Nate Woodall

A Victorian council still cleaning up after a bushfire that wiped out more than 50 homes and businesses wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate disaster recovery.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/mount-alexander-shire-urges-fossil-fuel-companies-fund-recovery/106497378

#ClimateChange #Bushfires #LocalGovernment #EnergyIndustry #EnergyPolicy #Pollution #AnnaMcGuinness #NateWoodall

Fire-ravaged shire demands fossil fuel companies foot climate disaster bill

A Victorian council still cleaning up after a bushfire that wiped out more than 50 homes and businesses wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate disaster recovery.

BellingenNSWMar 23

State of the Global Climate 2025

The World Meteorological Organization "State of Climate report confirms

2015-2025 hottest 11 years on record

Earth’s energy imbalance is highest in sixty five-year record.

The ocean has been absorbing about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decades.

Extreme weather impacts millions and costs billions."
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https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate/state-of-global-climate-2025
#FossilFuels #climate #GHG #ExtremeWeather #Extremes #heatwaves #ocean #MassMortalities #cryosphere #atmosphere #WMO #ClimateDisruption #bushfires #floods #droughts #heatwaves #instability #war #pollution

State of the Global Climate 2025

WMO’s State of the Global Climate report 2025 confirms that 2015-2025 are the hottest 11-years on record, and that 2025 was the second or third hottest year on record, at about 1.43 °C above the 1850-1900 average. Extreme events around the world, including intense heat, heavy rainfall and tropical cyclones, caused disruption and devastation and highlighted the vulnerability of our inter-connected economies and societies.The ocean continues to warm and absorb carbon dioxide. It has been absorbing the equivalent of about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decades. Annual sea ice extent in the Arctic was at or near a record low, Antarctic sea ice extent was the third lowest on record, and glacier melt continued unabated, according to the report.For the first time, the report includes the Earth’s energy imbalance as one of the key climate indicators.

World Meteorological Organization
Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧Mar 3
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/bushfires.... #News #Bushfires #WA #Perth #Aus

‘IN DANGER’: Evacuation order ...
Bullsbrook bushfire: People urged to leave the area now as blaze threatens lives and home

People in the warning zone have been told to act immediately to survive.

PerthNow
LOCCALFeb 27

The LOCCAL Loop newsletter: March, 2026

# ClimateChange #BenefitsOfComposting #Bushfires #YIMBY #CommunityResilience #What'sOn #CommunityComposting The end of summer is upon us, although you would hardly know it from the temperatures! This summer saw records tumble across Australia, with the CSIRO reporting that January brought the hottest temperatures ever recorded in numerous areas - some exceeding 49°C. Image courtesy of ABC 27/1/26 Tragically, extreme heat also fuelled devastating bushfires across Victoria.

https://www.loccal.org.au/the-loccal-loop-newsletter-march-2026/

ArtizanneFeb 26
https://theconversation.com/dont-leave-late-is-the-best-advice-for-fires-or-floods-these-terrifying-videos-show-why-274983?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
#bushfires #auspol #floods #uspol #roadsafety
‘Don’t leave late’ is the best advice for fires or floods. These terrifying videos show why

Survivor accounts reveal how quickly evacuation routes become fatal, and why the danger of getting behind the wheel is often underestimated.

The Conversation
World news | The GuardianFeb 26
Blaring sirens on smartphones to warn Australians of major disasters under emergency alerts overhaul https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/26/blaring-sirens-on-smartphones-to-warn-australians-of-major-disasters-under-emergency-alerts-overhaul #Bushfires #NaturalDisasters #EmergencyPlanning #AustraliaNews
Blaring sirens on smartphones to warn Australians of major disasters under emergency alerts overhaul

Alerts to be sent for bushfires, floods, biosecurity threats and other events which put lives at risk

The Guardian
The-14Feb 24
Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research
#Australia #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Drought #Bushfires #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #JetStream #ElNino #WaterCrisis #Environment #Meteorology #Drought
https://the-14.com/dramatic-changes-in-upper-atmosphere-are-responsible-for-recent-droughts-and-bushfires-new-research/
Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research | The-14

New research links jet stream shifts to drought and bushfires in southern Australia, warning hotter, drier conditions will persist as climate change worsens.

The-14 Pictures
Climate crisis | The GuardianFeb 20
The heat suffocates, the fires rage – even by Australian standards, this summer is brutal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/19/australia-heatwave-bushfires-climate-crisis-fossil-fuels #Environment #AustraliaNews #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeHeat #Bushfires #Wildlife #ExtremeWeather
The heat suffocates, the fires rage – even by Australian standards, this summer is brutal

In this week’s newsletter: The south-east of the country is suffering through the worst heatwave since 2019’s ‘black summer’, while the government continues to back fossil fuel projects

The Guardian
BellingenNSWFeb 13

To enrich a few while harming the rest of us

"Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families ‘sicker and less safe’..Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’."

"Repealing the Endangerment Finding takes Orwellian governance to new heights and invites enormous damage to people and property around the world."

"The final rule removes the government’s ability to impose requirements to track, report and limit climate-heating pollution from cars and trucks. Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US."

“If this reckless decision survives legal challenges, it will lead to more deadly wildfires, more extreme heat deaths, more climate-driven floods and droughts, and greater threats to communities nationwide – all while the EPA dismisses the overwhelming science that has protected public health for decades.'
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/trump-epa-rollback-pollution-regulation-endangerment-finding
#FossilFuel #FossilFuelLobby #cars #cars #cars #trucks #pollution #harm #PublicHealth #endangerment #heatwaves #Bushfires #floods #droughts #climate

Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’

Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

The Guardian