Australia Fires Caused By Global Warming

Australia is becoming hotter and more prone to extreme heat bushfires droughts floods and longer fire seasons because of climate change.

Australia fires caused by global warming. In fact the research identifying a link between fires and climate change is old hat says Professor. The race to decipher how climate change influenced Australias record fires. Such an extreme fire season is at least 30 percent more likely because of global warming a new analysis finds.

Yes Climate Change Did Influence Australias Unprecedented Bushfires. Global warming is a key factor - but not the only one. Record warmth and dryness last year led to a severe wildfire outbreak in Australia with an estimated 50 million acres burned including more than 16.

The scientific consensus could not be clearer. Despite the political smokescreen scientists are in no doubt that global heating has contributed to Australias fire emergency Smoke from Australias unprecedented bushfires as. Fires can be caused by lightning strikes during Australian summers or by man-made factors such as overhead power lines and arson.

But the study suggests the figure is likely to be much greater. As climate scientist Kevin Trenberth explained in a recent interview with videographer Peter Sinclair global warming directly intensifies wildfires by drying out soil and vegetation creating more fuel to burn farther and faster. Australian wildfires were caused by humans not climate change.

The recent bushfires in Australia were exacerbated not only by global warming but also by other factors. There is no doubt climate change must be tackled as an urgent priority but it is equally. Since the beginning of the 20th century Australia has experienced an increase of nearly 1 C in average annual temperatures with warming occurring at twice the rate over the past 50 years than in the previous 50 years.

Some of Australias great natural icons such as the Great Barrier Reef. Wildfires are a feature of life in Australia which is not surprising when you consider that it is the driest inhabited continent in the world. Heat and dry conditions says Stefan Rahmstorf department head at the Potsdam.