Essays about: "australia fire"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words australia fire.

1. 1. Effects of stratospheric wildfire smoke on ozone depleting substances and ozone levels in the northern midlatitudes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Kärnfysik

   Author : Christopher Grüner; [2023]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : The goal of this project was to examine whether there are correlations between recent wildfires in the northern hemisphere and stratospheric ozone anomalies in the midlatitudes following the creation of ozone depleting substances. To achieve this goal, data from the Aura satellite's Microwave Limb Sounder instrument was used and processed with self-written Python scripts. READ MORE

3. 2. Consequences of using Quantitative Risk Assessment as a verification tool

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Joey Öström; [2022]
   Keywords : Quantitative Risk Assessment; QRA; performance-based design; verification tool; performance solution; performance requirements; fire risk assessment; residential building; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : What are the consequences of using Quantitative risk assessment (QRA) as a verification tool? Performance-based building codes differ from prescriptive-based codes in that they define specific objectives to be met, enabling the building designer to choose which solution to use so long it meets the objectives. This master’s thesis explores the consequences of using QRA as a verification tool in comparison to existing verification methods currently in use in Australia. READ MORE

4. 3. “Our House Is on Fire” : A discourse analysis of the climate change discourse in news articles about natural disasters.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Anna Böhm; [2022]
   Keywords : climate change; discourse analysis; media logic; communication;

   Abstract : Climate change is affecting every country on every continent and weather events are becoming more extreme. Natural disasters are three times more frequent today than they were 50 years ago, and natural disasters are more intense and complex. READ MORE

5. 4. It's only natural : assessing the framing of the 2019/20 Australian bushfires

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Lauren Tropeano; [2020]
   Keywords : bushfire; Australia; frames; governance; sustainability science; political ecology; human nature relationships; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Bushfires in Australia have long been rhetorically painted in dark overtones, representing nature’s onslaught on the human realm. Yet they are a phenomenon juxtaposing both darkness and light – chiaroscuro; using the unprecedented 2019/20 bushfire season as a case study, this thesis demonstrates how exploring the political ecology of disaster can open windows into the nature of our world extending beyond the burnt bush alone. READ MORE

6. 5. The Portrayal of Natural Disasters in News Reporting

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Hanna Rapo; [2020]
   Keywords : Wildfire; Australia; Erasure; Framing; Metaphor; Eco-linguistics; Corpus linguistics; Media discourse; UK media; Fire; Natural disaster;

   Abstract : As climate change becomes more destructive to our planet, some governments have taken action towards a more sustainable future. One being the UK, where a Climate Emergency was declared in 2019, which affects public corporations and news outlets. READ MORE