What Do the Australian Black Summer Fires Signify for the Global Fire Crisis?

The 2019–20 Australian fire season was heralded as emblematic of the catastrophic harm wrought by climate change. Similarly extreme wildfire seasons have occurred across the globe in recent years. Here, we apply a pyrogeographic lens to the recent Australian fires to examine the range of causes, imp...

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Main Authors: Rachael H. Nolan, David M. J. S. Bowman, Hamish Clarke, Katharine Haynes, Mark K. J. Ooi, Owen F. Price, Grant J. Williamson, Joshua Whittaker, Michael Bedward, Matthias M. Boer, Vanessa I. Cavanagh, Luke Collins, Rebecca K. Gibson, Anne Griebel, Meaghan E. Jenkins, David A. Keith, Allen P. Mcilwee, Trent D. Penman, Stephanie A. Samson, Mark G. Tozer, Ross A. Bradstock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Fire
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/4/4/97