Australian bushfires could be more intense and extensive than current predictions by the IPCC study suggests
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IPCC says bushfires will burn longer and more often. A new study points to an even worse outlook
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-06-19/australian-bushfires-could-be-more-intense-climate-change/103975266
New research suggests the world's climate change authority has underestimated the severity of future bushfires in Australia.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10670770
Central to their concerns are how the IPCC predictions rely on a tool called the Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI), which does not capture the full potential of future fires in drought and heatwave conditions.
Bureau of Meteorology senior research scientist Mika Peace and independent study co-author Lachlan McCaw identified several variables missing from the IPCC report's fire predictions under climate change.