Wildfires in the Amazon in Brazil are projected to worsen, with double the amount of an important region of forest affected by 2050 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229559-area-of-amazon-affected-by-wildfires-predicted-to-grow-by-2050/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Police in Australia Are Accusing 24 People of Deliberately Setting Bushfires
The Australia wildfires are a countrywide catastrophe, mainly caused by drought and extreme heat, but dozens of people are directly to blame for some of the problem, officials say. From a report: Police have charged at least 24 people for intentionally starting bushfires in the state of New South Wales, according to a statement the New South Wales Police released Monday….
2019 was Australia’s hottest and driest year on record
Amid Australia’s devastating wildfires, the national Bureau of Meteorology has announced that 2019 was the country’s hottest, driest year since records began Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2019-2019-was-australias-hottest-and-driest-year-on-record/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Australian government report predicted severe wildfires 11 years ago
A 2008 report commissioned by the Australian government predicted that climate change would cause the fire season to start earlier and be more intense after about 2020 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532643-500-australian-government-report-predicted-severe-wildfires-11-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
In Photos: Devastating Look at Raging Wildfires in Australia
The wildfires in Australia are at epic proportions. Here’s a look at the havoc these fires are wreaking on wildlife and entire ecosystems. Source: https://www.livescience.com/australia-wildfires-photos.html
Will Australia’s Wildfires Change the Country Forever?
Australia’s wildfires have already burned at least 12 million acres, reports NBC News, with more than 100 blazes still active. “And the season has yet to reach its peak.”
The ability of animals to recover from Australia’s wildfires is also a concern. Scientists are estimating that more than half a billion animals have already died in the fires, a figure that Stuart…
Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Seen from Space
Observations from NASA satellites show the effects the Australian wildfires are having across the land, the ocean and the air. Source: https://www.livescience.com/australia-wildfires-seen-from-space-photos.html
Ferocious fires in Australia intensified this week
The outlook for the bushfire situation in Australia continues to be grim. This post is an update via NASA, containing NOAA-NASA satellite images of actively burning fires and the resultant billowing smoke. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/ferocious-fires-in-australia-intensified-this-week…
Climate Change is Intensifying Australia’s Fires
Tens of thousands of Australians are fleeing their homes as hundreds of fires rage across the continent’s southeast coast. And yes, climate change is almost certainly to blame for the extent of the disaster. From a report: With more than a thousand buildings destroyed and 17 deaths since October, it already ranks as one of the worst fire seasons in Australia’s…
Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are Rising
As the world warms, scientists say that abrupt shifts in weather patterns, like droughts followed by severe floods, are intensifying. From a report: From 2011 to 2016, California experienced five years of extreme drought, during which numerous high temperature records were broken. These hot, dry years were followed by the extremely wet winter of 2016-2017, when, from October to March, an…