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The Fires Next Time : Understanding Australia's Black Summer
Paperback Edition: 1
Following a three-year drought and during the hottest and driest year on record, a flume of scorching air set the Australian continent aflame. The Black Summer fires were unprecedented. Over six months in 2019-20 they burned more than 24 million hectares of Australia's southern and eastern forests - one of the largest areas burnt anywhere on Earth in a single event. The fires killed 33 people and 430 more died as an indirect consequence and they caused unfathomable harm to native species. Their economic ramifications were extensive and enduring.
State and federal governments and communities were under-prepared for that inferno and its many impacts. Yet global warming is increasing the likelihood of such events. The Fires Next Time offers a comprehensive assessment of the Black Summer fires. Its contributors analyse the event from many vantage points and disciplines - historical, climate scientific, ecological, economic, and political. They assess its impacts on human health and wellbeing, on native plants and animals, and on fire management and emergency response. They consider whether reactions could have been different, and what is needed to improve our handling of future bushfires.
Pages : 336
Publisher : Melbourne University Press
Publication date : 2023-11-28
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in Australia, Science And Technology, Earth Science, Climate Change, Environmental Management, Natural Disasters, Pollution & Threats To The Environment, Social Impact Of Environmental Issues