Climate Change causing Bush Fire increase

Recent stories from the Northern Hemisphere have reminded us that climate change is making bushfires more frequent.

“Based on the strong correlations between FFDI and the observed trends of a number of other factors associated with climate change and fire weather, our analyses suggest that the observed trend of increasing burned area and frequency of forest megafires are likely to continue under future projected climate change. Consequently, there are considerable implications for emergency management, health, infrastructure, natural resource management and ecological conservation, noting the severe impacts that the 2019/2020 fire season had on these sectors in Australia.”

Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University, Philip Zylstra joins Danae Gibson for ‘On The Record’ to talk about recent research looking into what environmental and climatic factors influence multidecadal fire frequency.

Phillip Zylstra