NEW: Central US Winter Storms February 2021 UPDATED: Arctic Amplification UPDATED: Winter Storm Risk Increase 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 Read Report Related Climate Signals Wildfire Risk Increase