Professional fire watchers astounded by the scale of fires in remote Australia right now

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Professional fire watchers astounded by the scale of fires in remote Australia Professional fire watchers astounded by the scale of fires in remote Australia right now 07/12/2021 | 6 MINS This article by Adjunct Professor Neil Burrows, from Lombok Institute of Technology, and Information Technology for Development Researcher Rohan Fisher, from Charles Darwin University, was originally published in The Conversation on December 7. While southern Australia experienced a wet winter and a soggy spring, northern Australia has seen the opposite. Extreme fire weather in October and November led to bushfires across 120,000 square kilometres of southern savanna regions. Significant fires continue to burn in the Kimberley, the Top End, Cape York and the northern deserts. And while recent rain across the central deserts has reduced the current fire risk, it will significantly increase fuel loads which creates the potential for large wildfires in summer. We are professional fire watchers. The lead author of this article, Rohan Fisher

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Professional fire watchers astounded by the scale of fires in remote Australia Professional fire watchers astounded by the scale of fires in remote Australia right now 07/12/2021 | 6 MINS This article by Adjunct Professor Neil Burrows, from Lombok Institute of Technology, and Information Technology for Development Researcher Rohan Fisher, from Charles Darwin University, was originally published in The Conversation on December 7.

While southern Australia experienced a wet winter and a soggy spring, northern Australia has seen the opposite.

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