Increasing dry lightning strikes leaving Tasmania's wilderness areas at greater risk of fire, researcher says
As Tasmania battles more than a dozen fires sparked by a band of dry lightning strikes, some in high-value wilderness areas, ...
Overland Track closed and bushwalkers told to evacuate as fire started by dry lightning gets within 5km
Walkers scheduled to depart today have been stopped, and those on the track have been instructed to return to Cradle Valley ...
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Globally Popular Overland Walking Track in Tasmania National Park Evacuated and Closed Due to Intense and Rapidly Growing Bushfires
Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness Area and its ancient Huon pine trees are under threat as 17 rapidly growing bushfires ...
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West Coast bushfires: Six blazes contained as four key fires remain active
“We have also contained a further six fires, which are now being patrolled at Huskisson Drive, Lake Pieman, Exe Creek, Main ...
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How Aerial Activists Are Protecting The Last Of Tasmania’s Old Growth
Sustainable Timber Tasmania is the gatekeeper. It’s a secretive industry, so old growth logging happens with little oversight or accountability. The only thing that can stop it is an aerial ...
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More aircraft deployed as bushfires burn through 10,800 hectares of Tasmanian wilderness
Firefighters are concentrating their efforts on containing more than a dozen bushfires burning on Tasmania’s West Coast. 17 ...