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Wildfires are ruinous – so how to stop them happening in the first place? (12 Feb 2020)

13th February, 20 / In the Media

“In the wake of destruction caused by wildfires, most recently in Australia, experts are seeking ways of limiting their impact by managing forests better” Prof Guillermo Rein (Imperial) talks to the Guardian about megafires and the need for prescribed burning.

Firing Up Climate Models (27 Jan 2020)

27th January, 20 / In the Media

Our Associate Director Dr Apostolos Voulgarakis in EOS (Earth and Space News) on the challenges of incorporating wildfires into climate models.

UK climate scientist corrects Australian MP Craig Kelly’s ‘blatant misrepresentation’, The Guardian (22 Jan 2020)

22nd January, 20 / In the Media

“Prof Sandy Harrison tells the Liberal on his Facebook page that his misuse of her study should not go unchallenged”

Wildfires: Fire expert urges Australian government to “prepare now for 2021” (22 Jan 2020)

22nd January, 20 / In the Media

Imperial’s Professor Guillermo Rein spoke to Caroline Brogan about what makes wildfires so dangerous, and what can be done to tackle them.

The Science of a Bushfire (14 Jan 2020)

14th January, 20 / In the Media

Podcast with Prof Guillermo Rein for the Naked Scientists

Climate change increases the risk of wildfires confirms new review (14 Jan 2020)

14th January, 20 / In the Media

Human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend, increasing their likelihood. This is according to a review of research on global climate change and wildfire risk published today. Continue reading…

Spreading like wildfire; the double-threat of changing landscapes and climate – Climate & Environment at Imperial (9 Dec 2019)

9th December, 19 / In the Media

A new research programme is speeding up efforts to understand and predict the impacts of wildfires on people, climate and wildlife, according to Dr Adriana Ford, Centre Manager at the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society

Burning Issue – Research Professional (8 Nov 2019)

8th November, 19 / In the Media

Adriana Ford discusses a new centre aiming to improve the understanding and management of wildfires

‘South East Asia choking – again’- BBC’s Science in Action (19 Sept 2019)

19th September, 19 / In the Media

Listen to Prof Martin Wooster on BBC’s Science in Action

Wildfires are ruinous – so how to stop them happening in the first place? (12 Feb 2020)

Firing Up Climate Models (27 Jan 2020)

UK climate scientist corrects Australian MP Craig Kelly’s ‘blatant misrepresentation’, The Guardian (22 Jan 2020)

Wildfires: Fire expert urges Australian government to “prepare now for 2021” (22 Jan 2020)

The Science of a Bushfire (14 Jan 2020)

Climate change increases the risk of wildfires confirms new review (14 Jan 2020)

Spreading like wildfire; the double-threat of changing landscapes and climate – Climate & Environment at Imperial (9 Dec 2019)

Burning Issue – Research Professional (8 Nov 2019)

‘South East Asia choking – again’- BBC’s Science in Action (19 Sept 2019)

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