Extreme fire seasons characterised by very large'mega-fires' have demonstrably increased
area burnt across forested regions globally. However, the effect of extreme fire seasons on …

The 2019–20 Australian fire season was heralded as emblematic of the catastrophic harm
wrought by climate change. Similarly extreme wildfire seasons have occurred across the …

Different ways of thinking and understanding urban problems and imagining solutions are
needed to redress the suite of serious challenges facing cities. Focusing on urban nature …

Aim Each year, wild and managed fires burn roughly 4 million km2 [~ 400 million hectares
(Mha)] of savanna, forest, grassland and agricultural ecosystems. Land use and climate …

The Australian wildfires of 2019–20 (Black Summer) were devastating and unprecedented.
These megafires burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly of forests in southern and …

Most biodiversity monitoring globally tends to concentrate on trends in species' populations
and ranges rather than on threats and their management. Here we review the estimated …

The 2019-20 wildfires of eastern and southern Australia were exceptional in their severity
and extent, resulting in catastrophic impacts on biodiversity. Those impacts have been well …

Abstract The 2019–2020 Black Summer wildfires wrought destruction across Australia and
exposed millions of people to air pollution. Using a new school-based observational network …

Large and severe fires ('mega‐fires') are increasing in frequency across the globe, often
pushing into ecosystems that have previously had very long fire return intervals. The 2019 …

Devastating fires in Australia over 2019–20 decimated native fauna and flora, including
koalas. The resulting population bottleneck, combined with significant loss of habitat …