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https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/ng-interactive/2023/nov/15/bushfires-in-australias-north-this-year-have-burned-an-area-larger-than-the-size-of-spain>
"Huge bushfires have burned a significant amount of northern Australia in
recent months, with the collective area burned larger than many countries,
including Spain.
Experts say the massive fires are primarily due to a higher-than-average fuel
load built up over the recent wet La Niña years, with an invasive grass species
also contributing to more intense burns.
According to estimates of fire area based on satellite hotspot detection, more
than 610,000 sq km have burned in 2023 across northern Australia. This is an
area larger than many countries, such as Spain, Thailand and Cameroon.
Fire is common in the northern regions of Australia, particularly the tropical
savanna areas of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland where
regular burns are an integral part of the ecology.
Here, you can see the extent of fires animated from the start of September,
based on Nasa hotspot data. That is followed by the total burned area for fires
for all of 2023, based on North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information
(Nafi) data"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
