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"It has been 20 years to the day since bushfires burst out of the Brindabella
Ranges and into the suburbs of our nation’s bush capital. Four lives were lost,
many people were injured and more than 500 homes were destroyed.
There had been big bushfires before, and there were bigger bushfires to come,
but the tragic day in Canberra of January 18, 2003 marked a pivotal moment in
Australian bushfire science.
Today, we know much more about how extreme bushfires behave, we have computer
models to show where they might move to, and our communications and warnings
have vastly improved. We have now had 20 years of a coordinated national
research effort on bushfire, and developing this science has made all
Australians safer.
While even the best science doesn’t aim to eliminate fire from our land and
there remains much to learn, as a country we are better placed to respond
swiftly when a bushfire strikes. And crucially, we better understand risk – the
Canberra fires showed even urban communities can be in danger if close enough
to the bush."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
