Paradise Pool in Linden (Photo: Walk My World) Cool Places During Heatwaves When temperatures soar and your home heats up, tempers can easily become frayed and your health can take a hit. Not everyone has the benefit of air-conditioning, and all-day running costs are prohibitive for many people. In these Cool Read more…
Water for Wildlife As our Wildlife Emergency Assistance Workshop indicated, we can support our wildlife by planting native vegetation and providing a wide range of water sources, particularly during heatwaves, drought and fire seasons. This includes providing containers of water off the ground, in trees and at different heights for Read more…
Greening Vegetation can be thought of as green water. More than 80-95% of a plant’s composition is water, so when we see green areas we are in fact seeing green waterways. Individual trees can transpire hundreds of litres of water each day – a cooling power equivalent to two average household central air-conditioning units. Forests Read more…
Cool Homes Heatwaves in Australia kill more people than all other natural disasters combined. Urban areas create heat islands which are hotter than surrounding areas, both day and night. Water moderates climate, but the unshaded hard surfaces of urban areas (homes, footpaths and roads) contain very little water and protection Read more…