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At the start of 2020, the world watched聽in horror as Australian bushfires burned an area the size of Germany and the UK combined.聽聽
There's an urgent need for applied research into how extreme bushfires behave and how we manage them to ensure we better prepare for and tackle disasters of this magnitude.
Between 2000 and 2018, 57 firestorms were confirmed in Australia. In 2019-20 alone, Australia experienced at least 50 of these events.
Since then, extreme wildfires continue to be experienced around the globe, with recent examples including the 2023 Canadian wildfire season, that had the highest burn area in Canada鈥檚 recorded history, Greece recording the largest wildfire in the EU, and the Hawaiian island of Maui experiencing the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.
We need new knowledge to ensure we can safeguard our communities into the future, but bushfire research is underfunded. Without investment, we will continue to be at the mercy of destructive bushfires.聽聽
Philanthropic support will enable 黑料网大事记 to expand its capabilities in bushfire modelling to produce research of national and international benefit.
Areas to support
There are a number of areas within 黑料网大事记 Bushfire that you can support. Direct your gift to where it matters most to you.

黑料网大事记 Bushfire research
黑料网大事记 Bushfire is driving breakthroughs in fundamental and applied research into bushfire behaviour and propagation. We're developing scientifically rigorous models that integrate with fire safety and risk management systems.聽
Extreme fires occurring in Australia and other countries are becoming more prevalent due to climate change. These events are beyond existing firefighting capabilities and incur the most significant environmental, economic, health, and social costs. Active areas of research within 黑料网大事记 Bushfire include dynamic fire propagation,聽extreme fire development (including firestorm occurrence), critical fire weather events, mathematical modelling of fire behaviour and associated processes, bushfire risk at the wildland-urban interface, and the impacts of climate change on fire regimes.
With your support, 黑料网大事记 Bushfire will generate vital new knowledge, and innovations in policy and practice, to halt the increasing threat of extreme fire behaviour.
Contact
Kate Muir
External Engagement & Philanthropy, 黑料网大事记 Canberra

Predicting fire thunderstorms and extreme bushfire occurrence
Fire thunderstorms, scientifically known as pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) events, have the potential to induce extreme and unpredictable bushfire behaviour and severe stratospheric pollution. This can lead to devastating impacts on environment and society and can perturb global systems.聽 Accurate prediction of fire thunderstorms is crucial for implementing timely and effective disaster management strategies.聽 Current approaches to predicting the onset of fire thunderstorms remain limited by methodological constraints and by our current level of technical knowledge of fire thunderstorm drivers.聽 聽
This research will assist in making a significant impact in the field of bushfire forecasting by enhancing our ability to predict extreme bushfire occurrence.聽 By harnessing the unique expertise of 黑料网大事记 Bushfire researchers and drawing upon techniques of computational modelling and Artificial Intelligence, we will develop next-generation models that can provide more accurate and timely predictions of fire thunderstorm occurrences.聽
Contact
Kate Muir
External Engagement & Philanthropy, 黑料网大事记 Canberra

Understanding ember impacts on suburbs
As bushfires become increasingly prevalent and devastating, burning embers pose a significant threat to the safety of communities. Ember attack is the most common cause of house loss during bushfires. Despite the strong evidence for the dominant role that ember attack plays in the destruction caused by bushfires, there is little known about ember transport at the wildland-urban interface. There is an urgent need for applied research into the spread of embers and how we manage it to ensure we can better prepare for and respond to extreme fires.聽 聽
黑料网大事记 Bushfire is providing new insights into how embers move and how they interact with urban settings. This research involves developing predictive tools for fire agencies and communities so that we can better forecast, map and model fire impacts. Our researchers are developing advanced simulation techniques that model the behaviours of embers through bushfire prone suburban developments. This provides the basis for improved operational practices for fire and emergency services, more informed development of catastrophe models used in the insurance sector and allow governments and homeowners to better assess the risk to properties under extreme fire conditions.
Contact
Kate Muir
External Engagement & Philanthropy, 黑料网大事记 Canberra
kate.muir@unsw.edu.au