Australia’s recovery from increasingly severe bushfire seasons has entered a new phase with the deployment of autonomous reforestation drones known as AirSeeders. In the wake of record-breaking fires, Australian startups such as AirSeed Technologies have moved beyond pilot programs into large-scale ecosystem restoration. Their drone fleets are capable of planting up to 40,000 seed pods per day, a rate estimated to be around 25 times faster than manual planting with traditional tools. The system

Australia has recently announced that people with working holiday visa, backpacking across the continent can extend their stay up to 6 months if they volunteer to help with bushfire recovery. Recently, Australia suffered one of the world’s worst bushfire disasters in decades resulting in grave loss of life and wildlife. Apurwa Shrivastava | The Logical Indian

Today’s bushfire and heat-related risk conditions are high, which means we’re working under different practices. In the event of an outage, restoration times may be affected, and customers will most likely experience delays. This is to ensure the safety of the community and our crews. Metro response Manager Ben Vasiliauskas provides an update in this video. Here’s some important links to help you prepare for an extended outage during bushfire season: FAQs to prepare for an extended outage: https

If you think you and your family are not at risk of bushfire, you should think again. Over 90% of WA is bushfire prone, including many pockets of the Perth metro area. "If you live in proximity to bushland you need to have a plan and do some work around your house," WA Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm told Nadia Mitsopoulos on #ABCRadioPerth. To check your home’s current bushfire-prone status, visit the DEFS website and to get instant alerts and warnings straight to your mob

Do you understand what bushfire fire danger ratings mean? The Bureau and emergency services use six fire danger ratings to communicate the level of bushfire risk. These ratings help the community know when to put their bushfire survival plan into action. These ratings are: Low–Moderate, High, Very High, Severe, Extreme and Catastrophic (or Code Red in Victoria). The higher the rating, the more dangerous the conditions are likely to be, and at higher ratings any fire that starts will likely be fa