Australia Fires Caused By Global Warming

But the study suggests the figure is likely to be much greater.

Australia fires caused by global warming. Australian wildfires were caused by humans not climate change. Despite the political smokescreen scientists are in no doubt that global heating has contributed to Australias fire emergency Smoke from Australias unprecedented bushfires as. Yes Climate Change Did Influence Australias Unprecedented Bushfires.

The scientific consensus could not be clearer. Human-caused climate change is worsening the wildfires scorching Australia experts say. Researchers have started an attribution study to determine how much global warming is to blame for the blazes that.

Alarmists have been quick to blame climate change for the recent horrific fires in Australia. The recent bushfires in Australia were exacerbated not only by global warming but also by other factors. Thats particularly a problem in drought-prone regions like Australia and California.

Global warming is an aspect of climate change referring to the long-term rise of the planets temperatures. Heat and dry conditions says Stefan Rahmstorf department head at the Potsdam. Some of Australias great natural icons such as the Great Barrier Reef.

Fires can be caused by lightning strikes during Australian summers or by man-made factors such as overhead power lines and arson. Such an extreme fire season is at least 30 percent more likely because of global warming a new analysis finds. Australia is becoming hotter and more prone to extreme heat bushfires droughts floods and longer fire seasons because of climate change.

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. Anthropogenic warming has worsened Australias fire risk by extending fire seasons increasing average temperature and drying the landscape. Global warming boosted the risk of the hot dry weather thats likely to cause bushfires by at least 30 they say.