Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "bushfires"
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79ArticleThey Said It: More of this week’s News in Brief
Log spiking, honours, whales, Teddy Sheean, social casinos and the Bushfire Summit were some of the topics making news this week.
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5653ArticleFrom the Ashes. A Spark?
Bushwalker and photographer Dan Broun treks through fire-ravaged parts of the TWWHA. Despite the bleakness, he says now is the time when...
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180FamilyQ&A Today: Dealing with Stress of Multiple Disasters
Recognising our vulnerability can help us deal with stress and move forward, says Eileen.
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149ArticleLetters to the Editor
Electric cars, forest conservation, tourism costs, the ABC and resilience are occupying our letter writers this week.
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32912ForestryNew Tas Research Shows Logging Makes Fires More Severe
Forest logging exacerbates bushfire risk, claims a study of a 2019 Huon Valley fire.
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2891HistoryAboriginal Grassland Savannah in Tasmania
This rainforest was once a grassland savannah maintained by Aboriginal people – until colonisation If you go to the Surrey Hills of...
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149They Said ItThey Said It: More of this week’s News in Brief
Peter Rathjen, taxis, NW outbreak, Bridgewater Bridge, Glenorchy jobs hub and Bank of Heritage Isle were in the news this week.
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340EnvironmentFighting fire with fire … and fauna
Climate change is aggravating the seasonal burns that Australia has always known. They won’t be snuffed out, but new ecological strategies may...
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242BooksFrom the Ashes
In the aftermath of natural disasters, many musicians, actors and comedians give their time and their talent freely at big ticket fundraising...
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199ArticleSmoke Health Recommendations must be Revisited
Tasmania has smoke health problems, and they’re not just cigarettes. In recent years we have had notable problems with summer bushfire smoke...