Further, they found that bushfire frequency was largely dependent on weekly trends in soil moisture, solar irradiation, dry fuel and wind speed. Crucially, they also landed on another conclusion.

A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to suspicion it was deliberately lit.

Eastern Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions in the world, with bushfires responsible for the deaths of about 800 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Fueling Australia's Unprecedented Bushfires ” in SA Special Editions Vol. 29 No. 3s (August 2020), p. 48 doi:10.1038 ...

H uman-caused climate change made the bushfires that ravaged Australia during the most recent fire season more likely, according to a study published Wednesday.. Researchers at the World Weather ...

“These trends towards more dangerous bushfire conditions are at least partly attributable to human-caused climate change, including through increased temperatures,” they added.

The latest bushfires cannot be compared to Ash Wednesday or Black Saturday. Our nation’s fire history is being rewritten. Some say we’ve seen bushfires worse than this before.

By Brian Kahn. Follow @blkahn. Bushfires that started earlier this week in Australia continue to burn around Sydney.The blazes have charred more than 143,000 acres as of Wednesday.

Various claims online suggest that climate change hasn't contributed to the bushfires ravaging the East Coast of Australia, pinning the blame instead on arson. Those claims distort the facts.

The trends toward more dangerous bushfire conditions "can be attributed to human-caused climate change," according to the bureau. "This includes through increased temperatures and more frequent ...

The proportion of men dying in bushfires declined since 1955 (to 57%), ... The gender distribution of fatalities on Black Saturday followed similar trends, 58% male and 42% female.

A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to suspicion it was deliberately lit.