Previous long wet periods were followed by major fires in parts of Australia, including around Sydney. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The Australian authorities need to urgently prepare for the risk of major wildfires after three years of excessive rainfall triggered massive vegetation growth, creating “powder-keg” conditions for grass fires, a report said.
“Excessive rainfall in recent years has caused prolific vegetation growth in Australia, which is now drying and turning into fire fuel as we experience hotter, drier conditions,” said co-author Greg Mullins, former commissioner of fire and rescue in New South Wales and founder of Elca. He said previous long wet periods were followed by major fires in parts of Australia, including around Sydney.
But because of climate change, hotter temperatures mean fires can occur even during the years with no El Nino episodes.
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