{"id":2450,"date":"2022-06-30T07:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T07:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bushfire.hieresearch.org\/?page_id=2450"},"modified":"2022-10-05T14:19:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:19:15","slug":"forecasting-live-fuel-moisture-content-the-on-off-switch-for-forest-fire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bushfire.hieresearch.org\/index.php\/forecasting-live-fuel-moisture-content-the-on-off-switch-for-forest-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecasting live fuel moisture content, the on\/off switch for forest fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2450\" class=\"elementor elementor-2450\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6321c0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6321c0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8d79e\" data-id=\"5c8d79e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a3ab8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a3ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Forecasting live fuel moisture content, the on\/off switch for forest fire<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Funding period: <\/strong>2020-2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding agency: <\/strong>Australian Research Council Linkage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project leader, researchers and collaborators: <\/strong>Dr&nbsp;Rachael Nolan (Lead), Assoc Prof Marta Yebra (co-lead, ANU), Prof Matthias Boer, Prof Albert Van Dijk (ANU), Prof Brendan Choat, Dist Prof Belinda Medlyn, Prof V\u00edctor Resco de Dios (Lleida), Prof Luigi Renzullo (ANU)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project summary: <\/strong>Bushfires have a large social and economic impact on Australia. For example, the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires were Australia\u2019s worst natural disaster, with 173 lives lost, over 2000 homes destroyed, and the economic damage estimated at over $4.4B. In 2013 bushfires again destroyed 203 homes, this time in the Blue Mountains. Bushfires also significantly impact on water resources, biodiversity and the capacity of forests to sequester carbon. Our research aims to develop, for the first time, physically based forecasts of the dryness of live forest fuels. These forecasts will provide an early warning system of the risk of bushfires, and facilitate improved outcomes for prescribed burning programs. These outcomes will ultimately aid fire managers in protecting lives and assets. 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