Dr Hamish Clarke

Dr Hamish Clarke

Senior Research Fellow, Future Fire Risk, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

Climate change is supercharging the world’s wildfires

A new annual global assessment of wildfires warns that climate change has increased the risk of extreme fire weather by about 20 times in some parts of the world

Environment

Facing the flames of complacency

Extreme heat and fires in the Northern Hemisphere should be a loud wakeup call for an Australia in El Niño and on the brink of a difficult fire season

Environment

As we head toward summer, let’s rethink Australia’s bushfire risk

With wildfires and heavy smoke affecting the US and Europe, a new fire management framework can help Australia understand its risk

Sciences & Technology

More fires as our air gets thirstier

Greater water demand in the atmosphere means an increase in forest fire risk – for at least an extra 30 days per year – without urgent and effective climate action, finds new research