This majestic raptor is a fire-wielding ninja
Creatura BlogIs there anything cooler than a bird of prey that can spread fires using lit sticks, and is so sneaky, it can out-scavenge an ibis?
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6 ways you can prepare for the on-coming heatwave
Science & EnvironmentAustralian Geographic spoke with expert heatwave risk management experts to determine what you can do to beat the heat over the next week.
This is why Aussie ‘firehawk’ raptors are spreading bushfires
NewsA new study has recently confirmed what Indigenous Australians have known all along: our raptors are using bushfires to corner their prey.
Are Australian eucalypts to blame for California’s wildfires?
Science & EnvironmentIt’s been suggested that the introduction of Australian eucalyptus trees may be to blame for the rapid spread of the Southern California wildfires. But experts say the claims just don’t stack up.
Firestorms: the bushfire/thunderstorm hybrids we urgently need to understand
Science & EnvironmentWhen a bushfire rages so high it creates its own thunderstorm, it becomes a ‘firestorm’ – and makes life much more difficult for firefighters. We still have a lot to learn about what triggers them.
Hiding in plain sight – the common orchid you can go decades without seeing
NewsThis orchid only flowers after a fire, so you may not spot colonies of these striking plants in bloom for decades.
Did Aboriginal Australians hold the answer to our bushfire problem?
Science & EnvironmentAboriginal fire management should be part of the solution to destructive bushfires, argues David Bowman, a Professor of Environmental Change Biology at the University of Tasmania.
Satellite image of Adelaide fires
Science & EnvironmentThe huge bushfires around Adelaide could be seen from space
Early season fires over northern Australia
AG BlogLarge fires are burning early in the Dry season in the Top End
Fire tornadoes: a rare weather phenomenon
Science & Environment‘Firenadoes’ are rare weather events that occur when a unique set of conditions come together.