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Climate Change and the Victorian Bushfire Threat

 

Climate change is increasing the risk of bushfires in Victoria and lengthening fire seasons.

  • Extreme fire weather has increased since the 1970s in the east and south of Australia, including Victoria, with the fire season length extending from October to March.
  • Climate change is now making hot days hotter, and heatwaves longer and more frequent. Drought conditions have been increasing in Australia’s southeast.
  • Climate change is driving an increase in dangerous fire weather, which in turn is increasing the frequency and severity of bushfires.

 

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Unforseen consequences of Cheap batteies

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Are you aware of all of the safety requirements of your solar battery installation and the consequences of not making sure they are followed?

Lead acid and lithium ion batteries, in particular have the potential of serious problems if things go wrong. Any battery where you have to keep the surrounding area ventilated to maintain a stable battery temperature or allow for gassing runs the possible risk of explosion.

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SoNick battery safe to transport

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John with the FIAMM SoNick battery on the back of the ute.

There aren’t really any other batteries that can be transported so they can be displayed this easily, as most other batteries are either too heavy, too big or too dangerous to transport.

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