Posts Tagged ‘grasslands’

In The Grasslands of Jutland: The Art of Christen Dalsgaard

‘Constantin Hansen’s portrait of painter Christen Dalsgaard’ (1862) (Sorø Kunstmuseum) For the most part of his artistic career Christen Dalsgaard was a painter of altarpieces and Bible scenes albeit this thematic approach being arguably “fading away”, giving way to classicism and other more romantic subjects, during the 19th century. Fortunately in spite of his seemingly […]

Grasslands spark national bushfire warning

The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre says recent heavy rains have contributed to dangerous bushfire conditions for summer. The Bushfire CRC’s Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook says a thick, tall band of grass stretches from one end of the country to the other, including large areas of WA. The report says the middle of Australia, below […]

Grasslands a huge bushfire risk

Grasslands a huge bushfire risk By Will Ockenden Monday, 29/08/2011 Print page Email this Permalink The Bushfire Co-operative Research Centre warns conditions are right for a huge bushfire season through inland Australia. While the La Nina weather pattern brought drought-breaking rains, it also helped grasslands grow to shoulder height. That means a lot of fuel […]

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