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Tres Cool, Book.io, Polygon Labs, and Mango Publishing Turn Reading into Climate Action with the World’s First Carbon-Removing Book

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New Zealand / 26 October 2023 – In an unprecedented collaboration, Tres Cool, Book.io, Polygon Labs, and Mango Publishing announce the launch of ‘Climate Optimism’, the world’s rst carbon-removing book by activist and author Zahra Biabani. Available as a digital book from 25 October on Book.io, ‘Climate Optimism’ not only inspires readers to take action … Continued

Register.Find.Reunite. launched to reunite families and friends impacted by Cypress Gardens, Millmerran Downs fire

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Australian Red Cross has opened Register.Find.Reunite. and is urging people affected by the Cypress Gardens, Millmerran Downs fire to get in touch with their families and friends. Australian Red Cross Emergency State Manager Shea Mann said being separated from family and friends is one of the most stressful things a person can experience during an … Continued

Register.Find.Reunite. launched to reunite families and friends impacted by Queensland Deepwater Fires

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Australian Red Cross has opened Register.Find.Reunite. and is urging people affected by the Queensland Deepwater Fires to get in touch with their families and friends. Australian Red Cross Emergency State Manager Shea Mann said being separated from family and friends is one of the most stressful things a person can experience during an emergency. “Not … Continued

EARLY BUSHFIRES A REMINDER OF THE NEED FOR GOOD PREPARATIONS

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Off the back of recent bushfires in the Gippsland region, RACV has provided bushfire safety advice to prepare Victorians for the summer ahead. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has declared that the El Niño weather pattern is active over the Pacific Ocean for the first time in eight years. An El Niño will mean reduced … Continued

Bushfire Season 2023/24

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Professor Lauren Rickards, Professor of Climate Change Adaptation, Sociology  Expertise: Climate change impacts and adaptation, disaster risk.  Scholars Profile    Professor Jason Dutton, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science  Expertise: The chemistry of fire and the chemistry that causes climate change.  Comment: “CO2 doesn’t care what you believe, it … Continued

From fires to floods: RMIT experts available for comment on the weather disasters in the eastern states

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Within days, eastern Australia has been attacked at both ends by bushfires and flooding. Is Australia ready? Dr Erica Kuligowski, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow   Topics: evacuation issues and planning, emergency communications, impacts to communities  Dr Erica Kuligowski is studying evacuation and emergency communications during bushfire, building fires, and other hazards. She has led interdisciplinary research studies … Continued

From fires to floods: RMIT experts available for comment on the weather disasters in the eastern states

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Within days, eastern Australia has been attacked at both ends by bushfires and flooding. Is Australia ready? Dr Erica Kuligowski, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow   Topics: evacuation issues and planning, emergency communications, impacts to communities  Dr Erica Kuligowski is studying evacuation and emergency communications during bushfire, building fires, and other hazards. She has led interdisciplinary research studies … Continued