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"California is once again confronting a rapidly escalating wildfire season
fuelled by extreme heat, drying vegetation, drought and strong winds.
As of 24 July, the state has recorded more than 3,800 wildfires so far this
year, burning approximately 79,000 hectares. The largest active blaze, in
Lassen County, had grown to more than 28,000 hectares.
The immediate images are familiar to Australians: towering smoke columns and
orange skies. But these wildfires are not simply the result of hot summer
weather. They are driven by a chain of interacting climatic, environmental and
human factors.
In Australia, a powerful El Niño and the possible emergence of a positive
Indian Ocean Dipole would bring drier, warmer weather. This could create
similarly dangerous conditions in southern and eastern Australia this spring
and summer."
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
