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Design and Operation of High-Voltage R&D Test Facilities for Bushfire Mitigation
2017-10-27 16:40:00| Power Technology
hrl: Technology Group was contracted by the Victorian Government to deliver the field test programme of Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter (REFCL) technologies, under direction of a lead researcher.
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Aerial vision captures bushfire devastation of Tasmania's world heritage-listed forests
2016-02-25 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Footage shows the extent of the destruction caused by bushfires in the Australian states world heritage-listed wilderness. Unlike the countrys eucalyptus forests, which use fire to regenerate, these plants have not evolved to live within the cycle of conflagration and renewal. If they are burned, they die
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Erickson Contracted for Third Aircrane to Join Bushfire Protection in Victoria, Australia
2016-01-12 18:50:43| Air Courier - Topix.net
Erickson Incorporated , a leading global provider of aviation services, has been contracted through Australian partner Kestrel Aviation, for a third S64E Aircrane heli-tanker to support firefighting efforts in the State of Victoria, Australia. In total, Erickson has six Aircranes currently working in the country.
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Bushfire kills two in Australias south west; more towns evacuating
2016-01-09 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Two people have been killed, at least one other remains unaccounted for and more than 121 buildings have been destroyed by a bushfire that continues to burn out of control in Western Australia, police said on Saturday. The remains of two men were found by authorities searching burnt-out buildings in the historic timber milling town of Yarloop, 120 km (75 miles) south of the capital, Perth, which was destroyed by the fire on Thursday, police confirmed. The men, both believed to be in their 70s,...
Are Australias bushfire seasons getting longer?
2015-11-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Increasingly long fire seasons will require more firefighters and could place greater demands on firefighting equipment shared between countries, according to a report from the Climate Council. The report is a review of recent research into climate change and weather associated with bushfires. One key study cited is a 2015 paper which found that the length of fire seasons has increased by 18.7% globally from 1979 to 2013. The same study found a general increase in fire season length for all...
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