Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change

The degree to which wildfire activity in Australia is affected by climate change is not well quantified. Here, the authors show that the frequency of forest fires and the area burned have increased significantly over recent decades, mainly due to an increase in dangerous fire weather conditions thro...

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Autores principales: Josep G. Canadell, C. P. (Mick) Meyer, Garry D. Cook, Andrew Dowdy, Peter R. Briggs, Jürgen Knauer, Acacia Pepler, Vanessa Haverd
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c9fbd9f9fa254b26878398dcf0efc673
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Sumario:The degree to which wildfire activity in Australia is affected by climate change is not well quantified. Here, the authors show that the frequency of forest fires and the area burned have increased significantly over recent decades, mainly due to an increase in dangerous fire weather conditions through warmer temperature and circulation changes.