John     Apr 26

#Tasmania #DolphinSands on #bushfire watch.

#TasmaniaFireService has issued a Watch & Act, urging residents to monitor conditions as they are changing.

"There is a fire at McNeills Road, #Swansea. The fire is travelling East towards Dolphin Sands”.

People in the affected area have been told: "The fire is expected to be difficult to control. Embers, smoke, and ash may threaten you and your home before the main fire. It may become difficult to see and breathe."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-26/tasmania-bushfire-alert-for-dolphin-sands-area/106607904

Tasmanian coastal community on bushfire watch again

Dolphin Sands community recently ravaged by bushfire is again on alert in Tasmania.

Stephen CollinsApr 23

HR burns in the national park next door and no meaningful wind = stinky smoke everywhere and high particulates. Yay.

Hoping for a little wind today.

#bushlife #bushfire

SeaFury 🦜🍃Apr 20
It is smoky tonight from a bushfire about 10km away. A late one. Still, there’s alot of fuel on the ground #bushfire (photo stolen off internet) #launceston
HeliographApr 15
#sunsetsofMastodon #bushfire #backburning
💧🌏 Greg CocksMar 14
Populus Tremuloides [Aka Aspen] As A Natural Fire Barrier In Canada’s Boreal Forest Under A Changing Climate
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123671 <-- shared paper 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flammable #barrier #extremeweather #fireweather #fireactivity #wildfire #bushfire #fire #firebreak #FireKnowledge #FireEcology #AspenTrees #Canada #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #risk #hazard #damage #climatechange #warming #tree #mixed #diversity #species #perimeter #ecozones #ecology #geostatistics #forest #forestcover #burn #severity #stand #burnarea #management #aspen #populustremuloides #Fireactivity #Burnseverity #Fireweather #Deciduous #Phenology
#NRCANScience #NRCAN #NaturalResourcesCanada
SydneyJimFeb 27

Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Autumn 2026 https://www.afac.com.au/public-resources/seasonal-bushfire-outlook-autumn-2026?utm_source=perplexity

#Australia warned of dry, warm autumn & heightened #bushfire risk.

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Autumn 2026

The AFAC Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for autumn 2026 identifies a heightened risk of bushfire in New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and Western Australia (WA).

SydneyJimFeb 18

Long-term exposure to #bushfire smoke linked to increased risk of heart disease https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/bushfire-smoke-health-impact-heart-disease-b2922489.html

#Health #AirPollution

John     Feb 16

#ExtremeFireDanger was forecast for 5 districts on #Tuesday:

The south-west, the Wimmera, central, north central, & west & south Gippsland, with the remainder of the state with #highfiredanger.

Total fire bans in those 5 areas will be instituted from midnight.

Tuesday would bring “a classic fire spike day over Victoria” with temperatures “getting up into the mid-30s over much of the state, including Melbourne”. #weather #BushFire #Victoria #Prepare #ClimateCrisis

QuokkaJan 28
Someone's sent me a pic of where the various fire vehicles are. I will find out where he is getting that info as that's pretty cool. Apparently a BlackHawk on the way too.
#Bushfire #Perth
Amo a Sam amatJan 26

[I know this belongs on #Facebook more than it belongs here.]

On a 'Total Fire Ban' day, it is not illegal to: use a grinder in the long grass, weld bits onto your grease-encrusted harvester, strip paint with a heat gun, run a spotlight under a helicopter.

Not illegal, but ...
Not Clever.

Be clever. Stop. Have a bit of a think, work out where the sparks might land.
Maybe leave that job for another day. Maybe do your invoices or tax.
Maybe call your mum.

#TotalFireBan
#Australia
#Safety
#Bushfire