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"Climate change is lengthening fire seasons across much of the world. This
means the potential for wildfires at any time of the year, in both hemispheres,
is increasing.
That poses a problem. Australia regularly shares firefighting resources with
the United States and Canada. But these agreements rest on the principle that
when North America needs these personnel and aircraft, Australia doesn’t, and
vice versa. Climate change means this assumption no longer holds.
The devastating Los Angeles wildfires in January, the United States winter,
show how this principle is being tested. The US reportedly declined Australia’s
public offer of assistance because Australia was in the midst of its
traditional summer fire season. Instead, the US sought help from Canada and
Mexico.
But to what extent do fire seasons in Australia and North America actually
overlap? Our new research examined this question. We found an alarming increase
in the overlap of the fire seasons, suggesting both regions must invest far
more in their own permanent firefighting capacity."
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
