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RFS captain tells Black Summer bushfire inquest back-burn was a 'foregone conclusion'

A Blue Mountains fire brigade captain tells a NSW coronial inquest the decision to conduct a back-burn that later broke containment lines was a "foregone conclusion" by the time she found about it.

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Black Summer bushfires may have influenced the onset of rare triple-dip La Niña, study finds

Months of smoke aerosols profusely pumping into the atmosphere during the 2019–2020 bushfires likely triggered a chain reaction that influenced the onset and intensity of the La Niña events, a US study has found.

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Link between Black Summer bushfires and years of floods

A new study suggests cloud cover created by the Black Summer bushfires has influenced several years of La Nina flooding events on Australia's east coast.

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Smoke from the Black Summer fires could have made the triple La Niña more likely

The 2019-2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest burned, many for the first time in memory. By some estimates, a billion native animals died up and down Australia’s east coast. Dozens of people died.

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WWF tracks wildlife recovery from Black Summer bushfires with AI, machine learning

Wildlife experts are surprised to see animal populations recovering across eastern Australia following the devastating Black Summer bushfires.

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The Upper Murray shakes off Black Summer ashes to launch natural tourist attractions

A hidden waterfall has emerged from the Black Saturday bushfire ashes as Victoria's Upper Murray region unleashes its natural beauty to lure in tourists and move on.

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Mental trauma of Black Summer bushfires lingers for residents in the Bega Valley and surrounds

It's been three years since the Black Summer bushfires where nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed in the Bega Valley, Eurobodalla and Snowy Monaro shires, but for some the full extent of the mental trauma has only recently hit.

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In a bad fire year, Australia records over 450,000 hotspots. These maps show where the risks have increased over 20 years

The bushfire outlook for many parts of Australia has changed drastically over the past decade. Environmental conditions have transformed, producing larger and more destructive bushfires.

The Conversation

Breastfeeding mums lost supply of milk during Black Summer bushfires, more support needed, study finds

Prolonged stress and reduced feeding times led to a significant decline in mothers' breastmilk supply during the bushfires, and more support is needed for them in emergencies, a study finds.

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Further delays to Black Summer bushfire inquiry

A coronial inquiry into one of the devastating Black Summer bushfires has been postponed again to accommodate some participants' changed availability.

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Inquiry into Black Summer bushfire set to resume

A coronial inquiry into one of the devastating Black Summer bushfires is due to resume following months of delays.

AAP

Tears flow as US crew killed in NSW fires remembered

The families of the US firefighters killed during the Black Summer fires have remembered them as dedicated servicemen and loving dads, uncles and husbands.

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NSW Rural Fire Service radio operator changed radio log following deadly air tanker crash, inquest hears

A NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer changed his radio log after a large air tanker crashed in the Snowy Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, a coronial inquest has heard.

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Delaneys Hut in Kosciuszko National Park rebuilt after Black Summer bushfires

Delaneys Hut in Kosciuszko National Park was among historic buildings destroyed in the Black Summer bushfires, but a descendant of the original builder, who shares the same name, is helping to resurrect the shelter.

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How the Black Summer bushfires depleted the ozone layer

Australia's Black Summer bushfires damaged the ozone layer so badly that 50 years of improvements achieved by banning substances that destroyed ozone were temporarily wiped out, new research says.

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Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: study

PARIS: Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay the recovery of Earth's atmospheric protection against deadly UV radiation.

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Climate warning as major bushfires like Black Summer harm ozone layer

Megafires such as Australia's Black Summer blazes can harm the ozone layer that protects life on earth, new research suggests. The findings are sobering

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Morning Mail: Lidia Thorpe’s shock at anti-voice ads, Black Summer ozone link, UK ‘stop the boats’ furore

Independent senator says the no campaign has used her picture without consent; research says bushfires may have damaged ozone recovery

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Bushfire smoke eats up the ozone protecting us from dangerous radiation. The damage will increase as the world heats up

Can bushfire smoke reduce the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere? A decade ago, we might have been sceptical. But there’s a growing body of research showing a clear link.

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Black Summer fires sound alarm on ozone layer depletion

Scientists believe they now understand how megafires such as Australia's Black Summer blazes deplete the ozone layer that shields humanity from the sun.

The New Daily

Properties under fire as state faces ‘greatest risk since Black Summer’

Firefighters battled to save properties overnight in regional NSW amid the state's greatest bushfire risk since the deadly Black Summer bushfires.

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200 experts dissected the Black Summer bushfires in unprecedented detail. Here are 6 lessons to heed

The Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 were cataclysmic: a landmark in Australia’s environmental history. They burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly forests in southeast Australia. Many of our most distinctive, ancient and vulnerable species were worst affected.

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Overhead power line 'raises bushfire risk'

Running major overhead power lines above bush and farms will significantly increase fire risk for those hit by the Black Summer blazes, a report says.

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Writing from the edge of catastrophe: two new books clarify what's at stake if we fail to mitigate climate change

The Australian Black Summer fires of 2019-2020 were unspeakably grim. Twenty-four million hectares were burnt, 33 people died, and over a billion animals perished.

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Endangered greater gliders adapt quickly to nest boxes after Black Summer

A new study has offered a glimpse of hope for researchers battling to conserve the endangered southern greater glider.

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