Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continent
- Written by: Kevin Tolhurst AM, Hon. Assoc. Prof., Fire Ecology and Management, The University of Melbourne
An El Niño event has arrived, according to the World Meteorological Organization, raising fears of record high global temperatures, extreme weather and, in Australia, a severe fire season.
The El Niño is a reminder that bushfires are part of Australian life – especially as human-caused global warming worsens. But there are a...
