Nov 19, 2015

The burning issue: climate change and the Australian bushfire threat

by

Lesley Hughes and Jacqui Fenwick

,

Climate Council of Australia

Finds the length of the fire season increased by almost 19% globally between 1978 and 2013
Finds record-breaking spring temperatures in 2015, exacerbated by climate change, have driven an early start to the bushfire season in Australia