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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A massive smoke plume from a wildfire

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

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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

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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

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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

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