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Name: Bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, new study shows
Uploaded: 2022-07-01T11:49:51.166Z
Duration: 1 min 39 s
Description: Australia’s bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, and extreme fire weather days are up by more than 50 per cent, a new study has found. Researchers say Australia needs to be prepared for fire seasons to get more extreme as new modelling predicts a significant increase of extreme weather days.

Bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, new study shows

Published 1 July 2022, 9:01 am

Australia’s bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, and extreme fire weather days are up by more than 50 per cent, a new study has found. Researchers say Australia needs to be prepared for fire seasons to get more extreme as new modelling predicts a significant increase of extreme weather days.

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