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Neil bibby

@Neilbib

No time to be grumpy, alway look on the bright side of life. For my EM twitter account go to @CouldYouCope

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Neil bibby@Neilbib4 Nov 2023
Why do we have firefighters and aircrew dying doing aerial mapping, when there are many new technology drones that can do it safely??? #qfes #firetech #rfs #ABC
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Why do we have firefighters and aircrew dying doing aerial mapping, when there are many new technology drones that can do it safely??? #qfes #firetech #rfs #ABC
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ANU Media@ANUmedia14 Feb 2023
There was an electrifying discussion on campus today, with Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden joining ANU experts to talk about aspirations & best practice on the path to net-zero. ANU expertise on electrification & lessons from Sweden for Australia were shared.
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Neil bibby@Neilbib2 Feb 2021
‘The irony’s not lost on me’: Solar panel safety device led to 500 per cent rise in rooftop fires smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-…

Solar panel safety device led to rise in rooftop fires

A solar panel safety device designed to protect firefighters from electric shock is behind an increase in rooftop blazes.

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Tonight 8:30pm on the ABC, Four Corners will air a feature story called Independents Day: Behind the scenes with the new force in politics. Reporter @Milliganreports was granted unprecedented access to two MPs and the new Senator in the aftermath of the ‘teal bath’ election.
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President @JoeBiden has declared deadly tornadoes sweeping across the central US are “a consequence of the warming of the planet and the climate change.” Read more about how climate is driving severe disasters in our Hitting Home report: climatecouncil.org.au/resour…
Hitting Home: The Compounding Costs of Climate Inaction - Climate Council

Hitting Home: The Compounding Costs of Climate Inaction - Climate Council

This report outlines the latest science on how climate change is driving more destructive heatwaves, downpours, cyclones, droughts, fires and other extreme weather events.

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‘The irony’s not lost on me’: Solar panel safety device led to 500 per cent rise in rooftop fires smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-…

Solar panel safety device led to rise in rooftop fires

A solar panel safety device designed to protect firefighters from electric shock is behind an increase in rooftop blazes.

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If you can't order a coffee in two words or less, you should go without. #newsbreakfast
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There must be a better way than an advertorial inquiry to learn from a disaster. linkedin.com/posts/neil-bibb…
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Analysis is worth a thought;; I've studied fires for 40 years. There's a simple change we can make to cut our risk abc.net.au/news/2020-01-06/b…
I've studied fires for 40 years and I keep coming back to the same solution

I've studied fires for 40 years and I keep coming back to the same solution

As we contemplate a future where catastrophes like the one currently engulfing Australia become increasingly frequent, there's an idea to which I keep returning: maybe it's time to say goodbye to the...

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Start researching for the next 50 year reality. Scientific modelling 'not coping' with scale of current bushfires abc.net.au/news/2020-01-03/s…
Scientific modelling 'not coping' with scale of current bushfires

Scientific modelling 'not coping' with scale of current bushfires

As fires rage across large sections of Victoria and New South Wales, emergency services struggle to predict how the bushfires will move, with their sheer scale repeatedly outwitting both human and...

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These events are not understood. For BOM and CRC research they need a LIDAR, and they dont have one. A small price to pay for essential research. abc.net.au/news/2020-01-01/w…
This is how a bushfire can flip a fire truck

This is how a bushfire can flip a fire truck

The science behind rotating fire systems is still being worked out, but there is no denying they are incredibly dangerous.

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@NSWRFS31 Dec 2019
Dangerous conditions have resulted in significant property loss. Danger for many with conditions set to deteriorate Saturday. BIA teams are working through areas incl Sth Coast, assessing damage. This season 916 homes destroyed, more than 16,000 buildings saved. #nswrfs #nswfires
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When a bushfire creates a storm, firenadoes and dry lightning are just the start of the nightmare abc.net.au/news/2018-11-28/b…

When a bushfire creates a storm, firenadoes and dry lightning are just the start of the nightmare

Australia's most devastating bushfires can fuel their own fury by creating apocalyptic thunderstorm clouds that whip up weather that's the stuff of nightmares.

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We need more research in this area. Supercell bushfire thunderstorms and other deadly fires that spin abc.net.au/news/2020-01-01/w…
This is how a bushfire can flip a fire truck

This is how a bushfire can flip a fire truck

The science behind rotating fire systems is still being worked out, but there is no denying they are incredibly dangerous.

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Two volunteer firefighters dead, three injured after RFS truck rolls off road abc.net.au/news/2019-12-20/t…

Two young fathers named as 'heroes' killed fighting Sydney fires

Flags will be flown at half-mast across NSW for volunteer firefighters Geoff Keaton, 32, and Andrew O'Dwyer, 36, killed when their tanker rolled near the Green Wattle Creek fire in Sydney's southwest.

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OMG 😮, farmer creating fire barrier to stop his field from burning
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Records tipped to fall as South-East Queensland swelters with temps in the 40s abc.net.au/news/2019-12-16/b…

Brisbane CBD has hottest December day since 1981

The temperature in Brisbane's CBD equals the hottest December day on record, while records for the first month of summer have tumbled in several locations to the west and north of the capital.

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It's getting hot in here - latest podcast on how the fires are heating up the climate action debate. I interviewed ex fire chief @Neilbib on just why this is not normal... but also the new normal. Listen here sophietaylorprice.com.au/pod…
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