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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 Conversation
In a bad fire year, Australia records over 450,000 hotspots. ... To this end, the maps in this article show where fires occurred in two consecutive decades, and show the changes between them.
Australia synagogue fire "likely a terrorist incident," police say - MSN
Officials from the federal and state police, as well as Australia's intelligence agency, met on Monday and concluded that the ...
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‘Painting with fire’: how northern Australia developed one of the world’s best bushfire management programs - The Conversation
Twenty years on, NAFI’s maps of active fires and burnt areas underpin fire management across northern Australia. The maps are used for planning, response, implementation, and reporting. Carbon ...
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Funding for vital firefighting map technology in doubt as northern Australia enters fire season - ABC News - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A live fire mapping service, used by Indigenous rangers, firefighting agencies and pastoralists in northern Australia, is on track to run out of funding during the region's peak fire season.
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Australia swelters through heatwave as firefighters battle bushfires
Heatwave alerts were in place for parts of Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.