What is fire?
9 March 2021
A chemical reaction that converts fuel and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water
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Blue whirl that consumes all fuel it encounters is three flames in one
12 August 2020
A mysterious blue whirl that burns fuel efficiently is composed of three separate flames – a discovery that could help us generate the whirl for real-world applications
Australian government report predicted severe wildfires 11 years ago
8 January 2020
A 2008 report commissioned by the Australian government predicted that climate change would cause the fire season to start earlier and be more intense after about 2020
Death toll rises as thousands seek shelter from Australian bush fires
31 December 2019
Twelve people have died and thousands more have been displaced by three months of bush fires in Australia, as temperatures have soared to 45°C
Worsening bushfires cause Australia to declare state of emergency
12 November 2019
Australia is preparing for catastrophic bushfires as one state minister warns that this could be the worst week of wildfires in the country’s history
Huge fire blankets can protect houses from destructive wildfires
15 October 2019
Wrapping a wooden house in a fire-resistant blanket can protect it from a wildfire for around 10 minutes - enough to let it survive fast-moving blazes
Sticky fluid can be sprayed on grassy verges to prevent wildfires
30 September 2019
A weather-resistant fluid containing fire retardants can be sprayed onto vegetation to stop wildfires from starting at high-risk areas such as roadsides
Firefighters tackle moorland blazes fuelled by UK's warm weather
27 February 2019
Moorland fires have broken out in West Yorkshire and Edinburgh, thanks in part to the unseasonably warm and dry conditions in the UK
Fire destroys priceless artefacts at Brazil's National Museum
3 September 2018
Brazil's National Museum has been consumed by fire, along with 20 million scientific artefacts
At least 49 people killed in Greece's deadliest wildfires in a decade
24 July 2018
The deadliest blazes to hit Greece in more than a decade have seen wildfires fanned by high winds rage through resorts
