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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c9fbd9f9fa254b26878398dcf0efc6732021-11-28T12:34:46ZMulti-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change10.1038/s41467-021-27225-42041-1723https://doaj.org/article/c9fbd9f9fa254b26878398dcf0efc6732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27225-4https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The 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.Josep G. CanadellC. P. (Mick) MeyerGarry D. CookAndrew DowdyPeter R. BriggsJürgen KnauerAcacia PeplerVanessa HaverdNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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C. P. (Mick) Meyer
Garry D. Cook
Andrew Dowdy
Peter R. Briggs
Jürgen Knauer
Acacia Pepler
Vanessa Haverd
Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change
description 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.
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title Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change
title_short Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change
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title_fullStr Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change
title_full_unstemmed Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change
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