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Tag Archives: wildfire
Australian bushfires generate huge interest in NZ
Media coverage around the bushfires raging in New South Wales and Queensland generated significant interest here in NZ, not only from firefighters being deployed to help out, or those with families in or close to the fire areas, but also … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian bushfires, climate change, fire, fire risk, fuels, home protection, New Zealand, research, Scion, smoke, wildfire
Seasonal fire climate outlooks available again
The first of the monthly seasonal fire danger outlooks for 2019/20 are now available, with the outlooks for each of the North and South Islands for December – February now available. These provide a heads-up on how fire danger conditions … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, fire danger, fire risk, forecasts, New Zealand, seasonal outlook, wildfire
Updated versions of Fire Behaviour Toolkit available
This user-friendly software package incorporates the fuel and fire behaviour models developed by Scion’s Rural Fire Research group. The ‘NZ Fire Behaviour Toolkit’ is available in formats for PC, as well as Apple and Android smart devices. Versions have been … Continue reading
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Tagged calculator, fire behaviour, fire prediction, New Zealand, research, Scion, software, wildfire
Two recent magazine articles on fire research
Two further articles were produced recently on Scion’s extreme fire research. The first, “Pigeon Valley fire – New methods put to the test”, was published in the August 2019 issue of NZ Tree Grower magazine. This describes the research being … Continue reading
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Tagged fire, fire risk, forestry, modelling, New Zealand, research, Scion, wildfire, wildland-urban interface
Scion research features in climate change coverage
Scion climate scientist, Nathanael Melia, was asked for comment recently on the fires in the Amazon basin. He provided comment for the Science Media Centre, and was also interviewed on Radio NZ. Nathanael made specific mention of the important role … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, climate change, fire danger, fire risk, forestry, New Zealand, research, Scion, wildfire
Northland fire hui and fair day
Working with whānau from Ngāti Te Aukiwa, the Waitaruke Marae Committee and Fire & Emergency New Zealand (FENZ), scientists from Scion and Te Tira Whakamātaki (The Maori Biosecurity Network) hosted two days of fire-related events on 2-3 August, with the … Continue reading
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Tagged asset protection, education, fire risk, Maori, New Zealand, research, risk communication, Scion, values, wildfire
New video on NZ fire experiments
A video on the New Zealand-led research to test the new theory of convective fire spread was produced recently, for use at the National Field Days. The video was aired as part of the joint science display by Scion, Landcare … Continue reading
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Tagged fieldwork, fire, fire behaviour, forest fire, heat transfer, modelling, New Zealand, research, Scion, wildfire, wildfire spread
NZ research at the Fire Behavior & Fuels conference
New Zealand research featured strongly at the recent 6th Fire Behaviour & Fuels conferences. Concurrent conference sessions were held in: Sydney, Australia; Albuquerque, New Mexico in the USA; and Marseilles in France. NZ researchers attended the Sydney event, where four … Continue reading
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Fire research again in the media
The Scion fire programme was again in the media during April, with two articles featuring the team’s research. The first was part of a feature in the Otago Daily Times, on the likelihood of more frequent wildfires like that in … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, fire behaviour, fire danger, fire risk, forest fire, heat transfer, modelling, New Zealand, research, Scion, smoke, wildfire
More media coverage for fire research
The Scion fire team’s research has continued to feature in the media in recent weeks, particularly following the Nelson/Tasman wildfires and release of local and international reports on the role of greenhouse gas emissions in increasing climate change impacts, including … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, fire behaviour, fire danger, fire management, fire risk, forest fire, forestry, heat transfer, New Zealand, research, risk communication, rural-urban interface, Scion, smoke, wildfire