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Frank<p>'Prepare to leave', residents told after fire crews lose control of planned burn in central Victoria</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/fire-crews-lose-control-of-planned-burn-in-central-victoria/105169752" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/fir</span><span class="invisible">e-crews-lose-control-of-planned-burn-in-central-victoria/105169752</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Daylesford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Daylesford</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook For April Through July 2025<br>--<br><a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive</span><span class="invisible">/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf</span></a> &lt;-- shared report<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NationalFireNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalFireNews</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FireYear2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireYear2025</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fedscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedscience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsafety</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/forecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forecast</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/alert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alert</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nifc.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nifc.gov/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>A Fire Deficit Persists Across Diverse North American Forests Despite Recent Increases In Area Burned<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56333-8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-563</span><span class="invisible">33-8</span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/planning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mitigation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NAFSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAFSN</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/treering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treering</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/firescar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firescar</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/vegetation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/contemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contemporary</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/severity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>severity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ecosyastems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosyastems</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/humanlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanlife</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/lossoflife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lossoflife</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watersupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterresources</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>"The logging industry is finding ways to get around the so-called ban."</p><p>"A loophole in the law banning Victoria's native timber harvesting means logging projects can still go ahead as the state government passes project approval responsibility to local councils."</p><p>"How could it be that a local council would have the expertise, the biological and ecological expertise, to approve logging in an area? When you log and regenerate an area of native forest … that same area of forest becomes much more flammable for a prolonged period of time," Professor Lindenmayer said. "I don't think that we should be adding that extra fire burden for rural and regional people to have to deal with."<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/timber-harvesting-ban-loophole-victoria/105123078" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/tim</span><span class="invisible">ber-harvesting-ban-loophole-victoria/105123078</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoggingIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoggingImpacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSWLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BellingenLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/council" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>council</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Systemic Drivers of Electric-Grid-Caused Catastrophic Wildfires - Implications for Resilience in the United States<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/challe16010013" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.3390/challe16010013</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ignitioncauses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignitioncauses</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildfireprevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfireprevention</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Anthropocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthropocene</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/humanimpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanimpacts</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/massmovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massmovement</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/debrisflow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debrisflow</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/engineeringgeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineeringgeology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/denudation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denudation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/residential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>residential</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electricty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricty</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LahainaFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LahainaFire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CampFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampFire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MarshallFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarshallFire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SmokehouseCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmokehouseCreek</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/vegetation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landuse</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/humanimpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanimpacts</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/utilitycompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>utilitycompanies</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>utilities</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resiliency</span></a></p>
SeaFury 🦜🍉<p>Could also be smoke. Although I did not smell the smoke until I opened the doors. There are four bushfires close by, all under control but probably started by a thunderstorm we had the other day <a href="https://aus.social/tags/headache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headache</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a></p>
Alpha1Nine :funkwhale: :sofia:<p>Given <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MotherNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MotherNature</span></a>'s unpredictability due to the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a>, it's essential to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/prepare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prepare</span></a> now for future <a href="https://aus.social/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a>.<br> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Preparing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Preparing</span></a> in advance can make all the difference.<br> <br>These simple steps will assist future you when an emergency arises. </p><p>1. Know your risk</p><p>Understand what risks your local area is prone to.</p><p>Stay informed by downloading local emergency alert apps and following official channels for updates.</p><p>Keep your phone charged and have a backup power source in case of outages.</p><p>2. Create a plan</p><p>Determine safe exit routes and meeting points in case your household is separated.</p><p>Make a list of emergency contacts, including family, neighbours, and local authorities.</p><p>Regularly review and practice your plan to ensure everyone knows what to do in an emergency.</p><p>3. Pack a kit</p><p>Stock up on essential items like first aid supplies, non-perishable foods, bottled water, torches and extra batteries. </p><p>Keep important documents in waterproof packaging.</p><p>Don’t forget essential items for children, pets or elderly family members.</p><p>Keep up to date, check food expiry and update accordingly. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a></p>
MrAndrewD<p>Another <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> photo from just now. Fingers crossed for my family member.</p>
MrAndrewD<p>When a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> is close to a family members house at night.....</p>
AK<p>2,000 firefighters deployed to fight Japan's worst wildfire in decades - ABC News (2025-03-04)</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-04/japan-fights-worst-wildfire-decades/105008022" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-04/jap</span><span class="invisible">an-fights-worst-wildfire-decades/105008022</span></a><br>———</p><p>“<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> is facing a rare and devastating <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> that has taken the country by surprise, with the blaze continuing to ravage the north-eastern coastal city of Ofunato.”</p><p>"These large fires are rare [in Japan], but they could become more common as climate change continues to alter weather patterns," (Kaitlyn Trudeau, a senior research associate in Climate Science in California)</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a></p>
kc<p>For all those around Ballarat - a very worrying fire situation breaking out on Mt Buninyong. </p><p>If you or anyone you know is in the area follow your usual channels. 10 tankers and 10 more on the way via strike team callout. 10 slip-ons, a dozer and an excavator from FFMV</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BushFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BushFire</span></a></p>
JillL<p><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/WesternAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> There is a bushfire in Kwinana blowing smoke over Perth.</p><p>From the Emergency WA website:<br>"A Bushfire Advice is in place for people bounded by Beach Street to the north, Mandurah Road to the east, Chesterfield Road across to Alumina Road to the south, and Patterson Road to the west in parts of KWINANA BEACH and EAST ROCKINGHAM in the CITIES of KWINANA and ROCKINGHAM.</p><p>There is a lot of smoke in the area."</p>
JillL<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ruby.social/@gnoll110" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gnoll110</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@johnquiggin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>johnquiggin</span></a></span> At least some Councils have an Emergency Services levy. That, combined with some State govt funding should be able to employ some firefighters. <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Documentation of the systematic destruction of Tuckers Nob forests </p><p>"Presentation for Friends of Tuckers Nob on the history and significance of Tuckers Nob State Forest and why it must be included in the NSW Government's proposed 'Great' Koala National Park. Based on a recent preliminary report submitted to government, showing the original forest and koala sightings, with a list of moratorium areas (including Tuckers). All the most recent developments, bringing the viewer up to date. This is why we need a <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GreaterKoalaPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterKoalaPark</span></a>, with no logging."</p><p>The video has a link to the report containing the results (maps) of the investigations by Dr Tim Cadman and local community-based citizen scientists:<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZvVjG_XvM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=tKZvVjG_XvM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ResourceFrontiers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResourceFrontiers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NativeForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeForests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainforest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BellingenLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/clearfelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clearfelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSWLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trauma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/moratorium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moratorium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FCNSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FCNSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plantation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conversion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/annexation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>annexation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheGreatKoalaNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGreatKoalaNationalPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SaveTuckersNob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTuckersNob</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a></p>
John :au: :hb:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://theblower.au/@jillL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jillL</span></a></span> </p><p>Know how to use your first aid kit. It’s next to useless to you if you don’t know.</p><p>Train your family for a bug out - really.</p><p>I’ve randomly woken my better half in the wee small hours for a practice bug out.<br>You’ll find out if you need to improve your plans this way. </p><p>P.S. don’t do practice bug outs too often. You’ll just piss your family off.</p><p>We’ve only been told to evacuate once - the recent <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Bullengarook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bullengarook</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a>. </p><p>We were on the road within 5 minutes of the order.</p>
JillL<p>Holey smoke! There is a "leave now" warning for downtown Dunsborough in Western Australia. If you're not from WA, Dunborough is a popular tourist and retirement town. And this is the centre of town. Yikes!<br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/WesternAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternAustralia</span></a></p>
SeaFury 🦜🍉<p>I have the air purifier on high - for Pete. Birds have a sensitive respiratory system <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bushFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushFire</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/smoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smoke</span></a></p>
Frank<p>Tasmanian bushfires are getting intense</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-14/tasmania-west-coast-bushfires-warnings-friday-live-blog/104934404" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-02-14/tas</span><span class="invisible">mania-west-coast-bushfires-warnings-friday-live-blog/104934404</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmania</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fire</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emergency</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>How a Unique Pink Slug on an Extinct Volcano Shows Photography’s Impact <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/02/11/how-a-unique-pink-slug-on-an-extinct-volcano-shows-photographys-impact/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/02/11/how-a</span><span class="invisible">-unique-pink-slug-on-an-extinct-volcano-shows-photographys-impact/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/citizenscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenscience</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/mountkaputar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mountkaputar</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/nationalpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalpark</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/adamfawcett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adamfawcett</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/slugsleuth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slugsleuth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/volcano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volcano</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobile</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/slug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slug</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
John :au: :hb:<p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Bullengarook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bullengarook</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/choppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choppers</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/helicopter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helicopter</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a> got close footage of one of the choppers we took a pic of this afternoon.</p>