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Tropical System Could Ease Bushfire Danger in Bone-Dry Western Australia Written by AZoCleantechFeb 8 2021 Bushfires have forced some Australians to flee COVID-19 lockdowns in the Perth area in what's being called an "unprecedented situation." A tropical system off the coast could ease fire concerns but may trigger other problems. In this photo provided by Department of Fire and Emergency Services, a firefighter attends to a fire near Wooroloo, northeast of Perth, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has dest...

Our national research suggests simply telling people to get more insurance is not necessarily the answer. To understand that, we need ask why people are underinsured. After disaster strikes, insurance is not always there as needed — or as expected. AAP Image/James Gourley Why are so many underinsured? A lot of underinsurance is by accident rather than design. After being burnt out by Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, one of our interviewees, Bridget*, told us: You think okay, this is what I paid for the property […] I reckon I could rebuild it fo...

February has already been a bad month for Perth. Bushfire has destroyed 81 homes and burned more than 10,000 hectares northeast of the city. Residents in the midst of a COVID-19 lockdown were told to abandon their homes and seek shelter as the bushfire raged. The disaster calls to mind the unprecedented Black Summer fires that devastated eastern Australia last summer. But the tragedies are very different beasts. Obviously, the Black Summer fires were much more widespread, prolonged and lethal than what Western Australia is experiencing. The east coast fires were largely triggered by lightnin...

The city and parts of Western Australia were already under a strict five-day lockdown after a security guard at a hotel used as a quarantine facility in Perth tested positive for coronavirus Monday. This may seem like overkill for just one case, but these types of aggressive measures have kept Australia’s total deaths during the pandemic to less than 1,000. The quarantine in Australia’s fourth-largest city was scheduled to lift Friday, but officials told residents that evacuation orders and personal safety during the fire overrode any pandemic lockdown orders from the government. The U.S...

PHOTOGALLERY World | News18.com | February 2, 2021, 4:28 pm 1/ 6 Firefighters attend a fire at Wooroloo, near Perth, Australia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an estimated 30 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many locals across the region told it is too late to leave. (Evan Collis/DFES via AP) 2/ 6 In this photo provided by Department of Fire and Emergency Services, flames approach a road at Wooroloo, near Perth, Australia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. An out-of-control wildfire burning ...