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  1. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    CFA leaders attempt to recall 'draft' submission to fatal summer fire inquiry
    By Emma Field

    An administrative error during a parliamentary inquiry has led the CFA to inadvertently reveal exactly how short-staffed its stations were during last summer's deadly fire season.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/cfa

    #Bushfires #Fires #StateandTerritoryParliament #Parliament #PublicSector #EmmaField

    #bushfires #fires #stateandterritoryparliament #parliament #publicsector #emmafield
  2. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    CFA leaders attempt to recall 'draft' submission to fatal summer fire inquiry
    By Emma Field

    An administrative error during a parliamentary inquiry has led the CFA to inadvertently reveal exactly how short-staffed its stations were during last summer's deadly fire season.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/cfa

    #Bushfires #Fires #StateandTerritoryParliament #Parliament #PublicSector #EmmaField

    #bushfires #fires #stateandterritoryparliament #parliament #publicsector #emmafield
  3. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    CFA leaders attempt to recall 'draft' submission to fatal summer fire inquiry
    By Emma Field

    An administrative error during a parliamentary inquiry has led the CFA to inadvertently reveal exactly how short-staffed its stations were during last summer's deadly fire season.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/cfa

    #Bushfires #Fires #StateandTerritoryParliament #Parliament #PublicSector #EmmaField

    #bushfires #fires #stateandterritoryparliament #parliament #publicsector #emmafield
  4. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    CFA leaders attempt to recall 'draft' submission to fatal summer fire inquiry
    By Emma Field

    An administrative error during a parliamentary inquiry has led the CFA to inadvertently reveal exactly how short-staffed its stations were during last summer's deadly fire season.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/cfa

    #Bushfires #Fires #StateandTerritoryParliament #Parliament #PublicSector #EmmaField

    #emmafield #publicsector #parliament #stateandterritoryparliament #fires #bushfires
  5. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    CFA leaders attempt to recall 'draft' submission to fatal summer fire inquiry
    By Emma Field

    An administrative error during a parliamentary inquiry has led the CFA to inadvertently reveal exactly how short-staffed its stations were during last summer's deadly fire season.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/cfa

    #Bushfires #Fires #StateandTerritoryParliament #Parliament #PublicSector #EmmaField

    #bushfires #fires #stateandterritoryparliament #parliament #publicsector #emmafield
  6. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    From climate denial to agnotology (the study of how ignorance and doubt are deliberately, culturally, or politically manufactured)

    "It’s worth noting, human-made greenhouse gas emissions are the main driver of rising global average temperatures. However, El Niño can tip these temperatures to record breaking levels." >>
    theconversation.com/the-weathe

    "Agnotology is the study of deliberate, culturally cultivated ignorance or doubt, typically to sell a product, influence opinion, or win favour, particularly through the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data (i.e. disinformation). More generally, the term includes the condition where more knowledge of a subject creates greater uncertainty." >>
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnotolo

    Fernández Pinto, M. and A. Leuschner (2026). Epistemic Intimidation and Illegitimate Value-Influence in Science. In: The Routledge Handbook of Values and Science, ed. by K. Elliott and T. Richards, 304–314. >>
    annaleuschner.de/wp-content/up

    #FossilFuels #ignorance #GHG #InsuranceAffordability #experience vs #ClimateDenial #denial #agnotology #CorporateInterests #lobby #CulturallyCultivatedIgnorance #coal #climate #droughts #bushfires #ElNiño #science #ClimateScience #AMOC #HABs #EpistemicIntimidation #ClimateAction
    Image: Hot ocean, hot Earth

    #fossilfuels #ignorance #ghg #denial #agnotology #corporateinterests
  7. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    From climate denial to agnotology (the study of how ignorance and doubt are deliberately, culturally, or politically manufactured)

    "It’s worth noting, human-made greenhouse gas emissions are the main driver of rising global average temperatures. However, El Niño can tip these temperatures to record breaking levels." >>
    theconversation.com/the-weathe

    "Agnotology is the study of deliberate, culturally cultivated ignorance or doubt, typically to sell a product, influence opinion, or win favour, particularly through the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data (i.e. disinformation). More generally, the term includes the condition where more knowledge of a subject creates greater uncertainty." >>
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnotolo

    Fernández Pinto, M. and A. Leuschner (2026). Epistemic Intimidation and Illegitimate Value-Influence in Science. In: The Routledge Handbook of Values and Science, ed. by K. Elliott and T. Richards, 304–314. >>
    annaleuschner.de/wp-content/up

    #FossilFuels #ignorance #GHG #InsuranceAffordability #experience vs #ClimateDenial #denial #agnotology #CorporateInterests #lobby #CulturallyCultivatedIgnorance #coal #climate #droughts #bushfires #ElNiño #science #ClimateScience #AMOC #HABs #EpistemicIntimidation #ClimateAction
    Image: Hot ocean, hot Earth

    #insuranceaffordability #climatedenial #fossilfuels #ignorance #ghg #denial
  8. The Victorian News @[email protected] ·

    New drone fleet strengthens emergency response
    #ausnews #cfa #vicnews #fire #summer #bushfires #science #technology #drones #firemapping #firespotting #firefighting #region13 #ffmv

    victoriannews.com.au/news/new-

    #ausnews #cfa #vicnews #fire #summer #bushfires
  9. The Victorian News @[email protected] ·

    New drone fleet strengthens emergency response
    #ausnews #cfa #vicnews #fire #summer #bushfires #science #technology #drones #firemapping #firespotting #firefighting #region13 #ffmv

    victoriannews.com.au/news/new-

    #ausnews #cfa #vicnews #fire #summer #bushfires
  10. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The planet heats up - fossil fuel pollution has made extreme weather more violent.

    * “The only effective response is climate action equal to the crisis – ending the addiction to fossil fuels, accelerating the shift to renewables, protecting the most vulnerable, and delivering early-warning systems for all.” Guterres >>
    theguardian.com/environment/20

    * Arthur Snell new book, Elemental, examines how a climate crisis threatens the planet’s capacity to sustain life

    "...A world of great powers grabbing whatever they need to survive a changing climate from smaller ones – is essentially a new age of empire, except this time with the formerly colonised US and China waxing as former imperial powers such as Britain wane. "

    Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive It, Arthur Snell >>
    theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

    * 45°C unending heat and no water: India faces brutal summer survival crisis
    indiatoday.in/science/story/in
    #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #ExtremeHeat #liveability #HabitableLand #disasters #Bushfires #food #starvation #MassMigration #ClimateFinance #populism #FarRight #conflict #GeopoliticalOrder #empire

    #climatecrisis #fossilfuels #extremeheat #liveability #habitableland #disasters
  11. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The planet heats up - fossil fuel pollution has made extreme weather more violent.

    * “The only effective response is climate action equal to the crisis – ending the addiction to fossil fuels, accelerating the shift to renewables, protecting the most vulnerable, and delivering early-warning systems for all.” Guterres >>
    theguardian.com/environment/20

    * Arthur Snell new book, Elemental, examines how a climate crisis threatens the planet’s capacity to sustain life

    "...A world of great powers grabbing whatever they need to survive a changing climate from smaller ones – is essentially a new age of empire, except this time with the formerly colonised US and China waxing as former imperial powers such as Britain wane. "

    Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive It, Arthur Snell >>
    theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

    * 45°C unending heat and no water: India faces brutal summer survival crisis
    indiatoday.in/science/story/in
    #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #ExtremeHeat #liveability #HabitableLand #disasters #Bushfires #food #starvation #MassMigration #ClimateFinance #populism #FarRight #conflict #GeopoliticalOrder #empire

    #climatecrisis #fossilfuels #extremeheat #liveability #habitableland #disasters
  12. Mojo ♻️ @[email protected] ·

    Koalas in NSW were predicted to be extinct in the wild by 2050 after the Black Summer fires. Now they’re officially endangered.
    Meanwhile, it’s not governments leading the charge — it’s small local groups planting trees and rebuilding habitat, one patch at a time.
    This is what real action looks like.

    #australia #koalas #climate #environment #bushfires

    youtube.com/watch?v=irC_iXOqDX0

    #australia #koalas #climate #environment #bushfires
  13. Mojo ♻️ @[email protected] ·

    Koalas in NSW were predicted to be extinct in the wild by 2050 after the Black Summer fires. Now they’re officially endangered.
    Meanwhile, it’s not governments leading the charge — it’s small local groups planting trees and rebuilding habitat, one patch at a time.
    This is what real action looks like.

    #australia #koalas #climate #environment #bushfires

    youtube.com/watch?v=irC_iXOqDX0

    #australia #koalas #climate #environment #bushfires
  14. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Some reading on our climate:

    The Journal of Environmental Research Letters - Editor's Choice Awards
    iopscience.iop.org/journal/174

    Some random choices:

    Estimating the sea level rise responsibility of industrial carbon producers
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Potential impacts of marine carbon dioxide removal on ocean oxygen
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Interplay between climate and carbon cycle feedbacks could substantially enhance future warming
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Weather disasters and their underreported transboundary impacts on Amazonian communities
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Key drivers and pressures of global water scarcity hotspots
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Dams and tribal land loss in the United States
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Achieving net-zero emissions in agriculture: a review
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Extreme heatwave over Eastern China in summer 2022: the role of three oceans and local soil moisture feedback
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Existing fossil fuel extraction would warm the world beyond 1.5°C
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Unmasking the impunity of illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: a call for enforcement and accountability
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Global warming and population change both heighten future risk of human displacement due to river floods
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Feedback between drought and deforestation in the Amazon
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    The effects of climate extremes on global agricultural yields
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #freshwater #ecosystems #ocean #deoxygenation #IndigenousePeoples #dispossession #GHG #deforestation #heatwaves #bushfires #agriculture #extractivism

    #climatecrisis #fossilfuels #freshwater #ecosystems #ocean #deoxygenation
  15. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Some reading on our climate:

    The Journal of Environmental Research Letters - Editor's Choice Awards
    iopscience.iop.org/journal/174

    Some random choices:

    Estimating the sea level rise responsibility of industrial carbon producers
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Potential impacts of marine carbon dioxide removal on ocean oxygen
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Interplay between climate and carbon cycle feedbacks could substantially enhance future warming
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Weather disasters and their underreported transboundary impacts on Amazonian communities
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Key drivers and pressures of global water scarcity hotspots
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Dams and tribal land loss in the United States
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Achieving net-zero emissions in agriculture: a review
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Extreme heatwave over Eastern China in summer 2022: the role of three oceans and local soil moisture feedback
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Existing fossil fuel extraction would warm the world beyond 1.5°C
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Unmasking the impunity of illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: a call for enforcement and accountability
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Global warming and population change both heighten future risk of human displacement due to river floods
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    Feedback between drought and deforestation in the Amazon
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    The effects of climate extremes on global agricultural yields
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

    #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #freshwater #ecosystems #ocean #deoxygenation #IndigenousePeoples #dispossession #GHG #deforestation #heatwaves #bushfires #agriculture #extractivism

    #climatecrisis #fossilfuels #freshwater #ecosystems #ocean #deoxygenation
  16. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Study finds Tasmanian native forest logging increases potential for more severe bushfires

    "Logging worsens bushfires because regrowth eucalyptus trees are highly flammable in comparison to mature trees, which act as "green fire breaks...A fire expert says mature forests can "act as a buffer" to slow bushfires, whereas regrowth eucalypts are more flammable."

    "The study has found around a fifth of Tasmanian tall wet forest is regrowth under 40 years old, largely a result of intensive logging and recent fires."

    "Professor Bowman said this raised concerns around community safety and the sustainability of the state's timber industry."
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/bus

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #FCNSW #risks #harm #forests #biodiversity #CommunitySafety #Bellingenshire #RegrowthHazard

    #communitysafety #bellingenshire #bushfires #loggingimpacts #nswlogging #risks
  17. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Study finds Tasmanian native forest logging increases potential for more severe bushfires

    "Logging worsens bushfires because regrowth eucalyptus trees are highly flammable in comparison to mature trees, which act as "green fire breaks...A fire expert says mature forests can "act as a buffer" to slow bushfires, whereas regrowth eucalypts are more flammable."

    "The study has found around a fifth of Tasmanian tall wet forest is regrowth under 40 years old, largely a result of intensive logging and recent fires."

    "Professor Bowman said this raised concerns around community safety and the sustainability of the state's timber industry."
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/bus

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #FCNSW #risks #harm #forests #biodiversity #CommunitySafety #Bellingenshire #RegrowthHazard

    #fcnsw #communitysafety #bellingenshire #bushfires #loggingimpacts #nswlogging
  18. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Study finds Tasmanian native forest logging increases potential for more severe bushfires

    "Logging worsens bushfires because regrowth eucalyptus trees are highly flammable in comparison to mature trees, which act as "green fire breaks...A fire expert says mature forests can "act as a buffer" to slow bushfires, whereas regrowth eucalypts are more flammable."

    "The study has found around a fifth of Tasmanian tall wet forest is regrowth under 40 years old, largely a result of intensive logging and recent fires."

    "Professor Bowman said this raised concerns around community safety and the sustainability of the state's timber industry."
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/bus

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #FCNSW #risks #harm #forests #biodiversity #CommunitySafety #Bellingenshire #RegrowthHazard

    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #nswlogging #risks #harm #forests
  19. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Study finds Tasmanian native forest logging increases potential for more severe bushfires

    "Logging worsens bushfires because regrowth eucalyptus trees are highly flammable in comparison to mature trees, which act as "green fire breaks...A fire expert says mature forests can "act as a buffer" to slow bushfires, whereas regrowth eucalypts are more flammable."

    "The study has found around a fifth of Tasmanian tall wet forest is regrowth under 40 years old, largely a result of intensive logging and recent fires."

    "Professor Bowman said this raised concerns around community safety and the sustainability of the state's timber industry."
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/bus

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #FCNSW #risks #harm #forests #biodiversity #CommunitySafety #Bellingenshire #RegrowthHazard

    #bellingenlogging #bushfires #loggingimpacts #nswlogging #risks #harm
  20. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Study finds Tasmanian native forest logging increases potential for more severe bushfires

    "Logging worsens bushfires because regrowth eucalyptus trees are highly flammable in comparison to mature trees, which act as "green fire breaks...A fire expert says mature forests can "act as a buffer" to slow bushfires, whereas regrowth eucalypts are more flammable."

    "The study has found around a fifth of Tasmanian tall wet forest is regrowth under 40 years old, largely a result of intensive logging and recent fires."

    "Professor Bowman said this raised concerns around community safety and the sustainability of the state's timber industry."
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/bus

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #FCNSW #risks #harm #forests #biodiversity #CommunitySafety #Bellingenshire #RegrowthHazard

    #regrowthhazard #bellingenshire #communitysafety #bellingenlogging #loggingindustry #fcnsw
  21. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    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." >>
    theconversation.com/we-have-th

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #FCNSW #forests #WetEucalyptus #forestry #thinning #NSWlogging #BellingenLogging #harm

    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #fcnsw #forests #weteucalyptus #forestry
  22. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    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." >>
    theconversation.com/we-have-th

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #FCNSW #forests #WetEucalyptus #forestry #thinning #NSWlogging #BellingenLogging #harm

    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #fcnsw #forests #weteucalyptus #forestry
  23. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    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." >>
    theconversation.com/we-have-th

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #FCNSW #forests #WetEucalyptus #forestry #thinning #NSWlogging #BellingenLogging #harm

    #bellingenlogging #bushfires #loggingimpacts #fcnsw #forests #weteucalyptus
  24. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    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." >>
    theconversation.com/we-have-th

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #FCNSW #forests #WetEucalyptus #forestry #thinning #NSWlogging #BellingenLogging #harm

    #bellingenlogging #harm #nswlogging #thinning #forestry #weteucalyptus
  25. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    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." >>
    theconversation.com/we-have-th

    Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #FCNSW #forests #WetEucalyptus #forestry #thinning #NSWlogging #BellingenLogging #harm

    #bushfires #loggingimpacts #fcnsw #forests #weteucalyptus #forestry
  26. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses

    "Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
    >>
    Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-098 (paywall)
    #Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity

    #deforestation #climate #loggingimpacts #degradation #fcnsw #nswlogging
  27. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses

    "Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
    >>
    Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-098 (paywall)
    #Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity

    #deforestation #climate #loggingimpacts #degradation #fcnsw #nswlogging
  28. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses

    "Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
    >>
    Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-098 (paywall)
    #Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity

    #deforestation #climate #loggingimpacts #degradation #fcnsw #nswlogging
  29. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses

    "Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
    >>
    Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-098 (paywall)
    #Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity

    #biodiversity #tropicalforests #esa #bookkeepingapproach #agc #nativeforests
  30. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses

    "Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
    >>
    Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-098 (paywall)
    #Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity

    #deforestation #climate #loggingimpacts #degradation #fcnsw #nswlogging
  31. Greg Hills @[email protected] ·

    Very smoky out, and I caught a blood red moon setting. Still over 30C.

    Victoria's burning.

    #Melbourne #Wyndham #Bushfires

    #melbourne #wyndham #bushfires
  32. Greg Hills @[email protected] ·

    Very smoky out, and I caught a blood red moon setting. Still over 30C.

    Victoria's burning.

    #Melbourne #Wyndham #Bushfires

    #melbourne #wyndham #bushfires
  33. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Australia has new laws to protect nature. Do they signal an end to native forest logging?

    "There is a straightforward way to avoid the ecological, administrative, and financial problems created by native forest logging – stop it altogether. The evidence shows ending native forest logging would deliver significant benefits for biodiversity, forest ecosystems, and reduce fire risks."
    >>
    theconversation.com/australia-
    #NativeForests #LoggingImpacts #BAU #EPBCact #Biodiversity #conservation #governance #PoliticsOfUnsustainability #harm #thinning #LoggingIndustry #bushfires #risks

    #nativeforests #loggingimpacts #bau #epbcact #biodiversity #governance
  34. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Australia has new laws to protect nature. Do they signal an end to native forest logging?

    "There is a straightforward way to avoid the ecological, administrative, and financial problems created by native forest logging – stop it altogether. The evidence shows ending native forest logging would deliver significant benefits for biodiversity, forest ecosystems, and reduce fire risks."
    >>
    theconversation.com/australia-
    #NativeForests #LoggingImpacts #BAU #EPBCact #Biodiversity #conservation #governance #PoliticsOfUnsustainability #harm #thinning #LoggingIndustry #bushfires #risks

    #nativeforests #loggingimpacts #bau #epbcact #biodiversity #governance
  35. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Low fire risk landscapes
    Challenging the norm of prescribed burning

    * "Research shows long-unburnt forests act to limit fire without human intervention – even as the climate changes."

    "Would it be worth removing the short-term defence of prescribed burning to bring forests back to a less flammable state?"

    "In our new study, we examined whether phasing out prescribed burning could help Australian forests endure climate change. The answer was clear: it’s entirely possible to stop the cycle of fire feeding more fire, and help forests endure new climatic conditions."
    >>
    theconversation.com/in-1939-a-

    * Are the alternative ecosystem states produced by positive fire-flammability feedbacks reversible? Philip J Zylstra and David B Lindenmayer 2025 Environ. Res. Lett. 20 124037DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/ae18e7
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #fires #bushfires #Megafires #PrescribedBurning #BritishColonialism #pastoralism #loggingImpacts #climate #GHG #forests #destruction #biodiversity #ecosystems #conservation

    #conservation #prescribedburning #britishcolonialism #destruction #fires #bushfires
  36. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Low fire risk landscapes
    Challenging the norm of prescribed burning

    * "Research shows long-unburnt forests act to limit fire without human intervention – even as the climate changes."

    "Would it be worth removing the short-term defence of prescribed burning to bring forests back to a less flammable state?"

    "In our new study, we examined whether phasing out prescribed burning could help Australian forests endure climate change. The answer was clear: it’s entirely possible to stop the cycle of fire feeding more fire, and help forests endure new climatic conditions."
    >>
    theconversation.com/in-1939-a-

    * Are the alternative ecosystem states produced by positive fire-flammability feedbacks reversible? Philip J Zylstra and David B Lindenmayer 2025 Environ. Res. Lett. 20 124037DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/ae18e7
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    #fires #bushfires #Megafires #PrescribedBurning #BritishColonialism #pastoralism #loggingImpacts #climate #GHG #forests #destruction #biodiversity #ecosystems #conservation

    #fires #bushfires #megafires #pastoralism #loggingimpacts #climate
  37. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    An intact Great Koala National Park reduces fire risks

    Some mainstream media, politicians and the logging industry see Australian flora and fauna as one big ' firebomb' that needs logging urgently.

    "...A logged forest is at much greater risk of burning at higher severity than intact forests that have not been logged. Logged forests are at significantly greater risk of high-severity wildfire than intact (unlogged) forests." David Lindenmayer, Ecologist
    >> (paywall)
    smh.com.au/national/the-great-
    #BushFires #deforestation #landclearing #biodiversity #ThegreatKoalaNationalPark #NSWLogging #LoggingImpacts #fires #VestedInterests #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #BellingenShire #risks

    #bushfires #deforestation #landclearing #biodiversity #thegreatkoalanationalpark #nswlogging
  38. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    An intact Great Koala National Park reduces fire risks

    Some mainstream media, politicians and the logging industry see Australian flora and fauna as one big ' firebomb' that needs logging urgently.

    "...A logged forest is at much greater risk of burning at higher severity than intact forests that have not been logged. Logged forests are at significantly greater risk of high-severity wildfire than intact (unlogged) forests." David Lindenmayer, Ecologist
    >> (paywall)
    smh.com.au/national/the-great-
    #BushFires #deforestation #landclearing #biodiversity #ThegreatKoalaNationalPark #NSWLogging #LoggingImpacts #fires #VestedInterests #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #BellingenShire #risks

    #bushfires #deforestation #landclearing #biodiversity #thegreatkoalanationalpark #nswlogging
  39. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    In the wake of wildfires, toxic smoke is a lasting health concern >>
    pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2527
    #bushfires #FossilFuels #fires #suburbia #UrbanWildfires #air #pollution #toxins #smoke #plastics #VOCs #AirPollution #ClimateChange #benzene #acetone #health #harm #NSWLogging #PublicHealth

    #fossilfuels #bushfires #fires #suburbia #urbanwildfires #air
  40. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    In the wake of wildfires, toxic smoke is a lasting health concern >>
    pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2527
    #bushfires #FossilFuels #fires #suburbia #UrbanWildfires #air #pollution #toxins #smoke #plastics #VOCs #AirPollution #ClimateChange #benzene #acetone #health #harm #NSWLogging #PublicHealth

    #bushfires #fires #suburbia #urbanwildfires #air #pollution
  41. Scientific Frontline @[email protected] ·

    New Curtin University research has found the impact of #bushfires and prescribed #burns on global #bee populations is highly varied, with some species benefiting from fire while others face severe risks.
    #Biology #Ecology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/10/bio10092502

    #bushfires #burns #bee #biology #ecology #sflorg
  42. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Bushfire smoke from burning forests kills and damages the economy

    "Wildfire smoke is expected to kill as many as 1.4 million people globally each year by the end of the century if planet-heating emissions are not curbed, according to a study published on Thursday. Breathing in smoke from burning forests is thought to be about 10 times more toxic than inhaling other air pollution given off by the burning of fossil fuels, with scientists recently warning the impact of this pollution has been severely underestimated in terms of its impact upon our health."
    >>
    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/s

    Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change
    "The mortality burden in the US due to wildfire smoke fine particulate matter (PM2.5) under climate change. When monetized, climate-driven smoke deaths result in economic damages that exceed existing estimates of climate-driven damages from all other causes combined in the US. Our research suggests that the health impacts of climate-driven wildfire smoke could be among the most important and costly consequences of a warming climate in the US."
    >>
    nature.com/articles/s41586-025
    #smoke #health #OneHealth #bushfires #pollution #costs #FossilFuels #climate #mortality #air #forests #fires #NSWLogging #LoggingImpacts #BellingenShire #FCNSW #plantations

    #smoke #health #onehealth #bushfires #pollution #costs
  43. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Bushfire smoke from burning forests kills and damages the economy

    "Wildfire smoke is expected to kill as many as 1.4 million people globally each year by the end of the century if planet-heating emissions are not curbed, according to a study published on Thursday. Breathing in smoke from burning forests is thought to be about 10 times more toxic than inhaling other air pollution given off by the burning of fossil fuels, with scientists recently warning the impact of this pollution has been severely underestimated in terms of its impact upon our health."
    >>
    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/s

    Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change
    "The mortality burden in the US due to wildfire smoke fine particulate matter (PM2.5) under climate change. When monetized, climate-driven smoke deaths result in economic damages that exceed existing estimates of climate-driven damages from all other causes combined in the US. Our research suggests that the health impacts of climate-driven wildfire smoke could be among the most important and costly consequences of a warming climate in the US."
    >>
    nature.com/articles/s41586-025
    #smoke #health #OneHealth #bushfires #pollution #costs #FossilFuels #climate #mortality #air #forests #fires #NSWLogging #LoggingImpacts #BellingenShire #FCNSW #plantations

    #smoke #health #onehealth #bushfires #pollution #costs
  44. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    A nation of arsonists
    From arson to carelessness: how humans set Europe on fire

    "A staggering 96% of EU wildfires are human-caused, many set on purpose... Yet the issue is consistently overlooked by policymakers and treated lightly by courts."

    "Many blazes are caused by carelessness, but a significant proportion are deliberate – especially in the worst-affected countries: Portugal, Spain, France and Greece."

    “This is a serious crime that destroys lives, villages and natural heritage...The law exists – what is lacking is firm justice, without complacency...A 2015 government report also found that farmers often start fires while clearing land during high-risk periods and then allow them to spread unchecked.""
    >>
    euractiv.com/news/mishaps-negl
    #bushfires #fires #arson #LandClearing #farming #grazing #SlashedBurn #PileBurning #crime

    #bushfires #fires #arson #landclearing #farming #grazing
  45. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    A nation of arsonists
    From arson to carelessness: how humans set Europe on fire

    "A staggering 96% of EU wildfires are human-caused, many set on purpose... Yet the issue is consistently overlooked by policymakers and treated lightly by courts."

    "Many blazes are caused by carelessness, but a significant proportion are deliberate – especially in the worst-affected countries: Portugal, Spain, France and Greece."

    “This is a serious crime that destroys lives, villages and natural heritage...The law exists – what is lacking is firm justice, without complacency...A 2015 government report also found that farmers often start fires while clearing land during high-risk periods and then allow them to spread unchecked.""
    >>
    euractiv.com/news/mishaps-negl
    #bushfires #fires #arson #LandClearing #farming #grazing #SlashedBurn #PileBurning #crime

    #bushfires #fires #arson #landclearing #farming #grazing
  46. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Lives disrupted and stunted by ongoing climate disasters

    "Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people. Experts and advocates fear the lifelong consequences facing young people are being overlooked in disaster responses as what were previously known as “one-in-a-hundred years” disasters increase in frequency and severity."

    "Unicef Australia is calling for the government to create a policy framework to support young people during and after natural disasters. “[We need] a better plan around the things that children need, around education and having enough supports to help them with their mental health if they’re traumatised by an event."
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #PlanetaryHealth #FossilFuels #ClimateBreakdown #intergenerationalJustice #inequality #YoungPeople #children #parenting #ChildAbuse #bushfires #floods #disasters #HeatStress #MentalHealth #trauma #HotOcean #FoamAndBlooms

    #planetaryhealth #fossilfuels #climatebreakdown #intergenerationaljustice #children #parenting
  47. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Lives disrupted and stunted by ongoing climate disasters

    "Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people. Experts and advocates fear the lifelong consequences facing young people are being overlooked in disaster responses as what were previously known as “one-in-a-hundred years” disasters increase in frequency and severity."

    "Unicef Australia is calling for the government to create a policy framework to support young people during and after natural disasters. “[We need] a better plan around the things that children need, around education and having enough supports to help them with their mental health if they’re traumatised by an event."
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #PlanetaryHealth #FossilFuels #ClimateBreakdown #intergenerationalJustice #inequality #YoungPeople #children #parenting #ChildAbuse #bushfires #floods #disasters #HeatStress #MentalHealth #trauma #HotOcean #FoamAndBlooms

    #youngpeople #planetaryhealth #fossilfuels #climatebreakdown #intergenerationaljustice #children
  48. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Warming the climate and run off is making harmful algal blooms worse
    Turning the ocean into a lifeless 'dead zone'

    "The scale of each harmful algal bloom event seems to be increasing...We're basically seeing that the warming climate is changing the frequency and length and locations and toxicity of harmful algal blooms...If there isn't something done to mitigate, to reduce climate emissions, warming will continue and these kinds of events will be more and more likely."
    >
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/har
    #FossilFuels #pollution #bushfires #floods #runoff #ocean #MarineHeatwave #HABs #DIYDisaster #Biodiversity #MassMortalityEvents #RiskSociety #DeadZones #climatebreakdown

    #fossilfuels #pollution #bushfires #floods #runoff #ocean
  49. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Warming the climate and run off is making harmful algal blooms worse
    Turning the ocean into a lifeless 'dead zone'

    "The scale of each harmful algal bloom event seems to be increasing...We're basically seeing that the warming climate is changing the frequency and length and locations and toxicity of harmful algal blooms...If there isn't something done to mitigate, to reduce climate emissions, warming will continue and these kinds of events will be more and more likely."
    >
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/har
    #FossilFuels #pollution #bushfires #floods #runoff #ocean #MarineHeatwave #HABs #DIYDisaster #Biodiversity #MassMortalityEvents #RiskSociety #DeadZones #climatebreakdown

    #fossilfuels #pollution #bushfires #floods #runoff #ocean
  50. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Warming the climate and run off is making harmful algal blooms worse
    Turning the ocean into a lifeless 'dead zone'

    "The scale of each harmful algal bloom event seems to be increasing...We're basically seeing that the warming climate is changing the frequency and length and locations and toxicity of harmful algal blooms...If there isn't something done to mitigate, to reduce climate emissions, warming will continue and these kinds of events will be more and more likely."
    >
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/har
    #FossilFuels #pollution #bushfires #floods #runoff #ocean #MarineHeatwave #HABs #DIYDisaster #Biodiversity #MassMortalityEvents #RiskSociety #DeadZones #climatebreakdown

    #fossilfuels #pollution #bushfires #floods #runoff #ocean