Under the shadow of the pandemic, Victoria's fire season almost slipped by unnoticed

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After the devastation of the the 2019/20 bushfires, Victoria has enjoyed a brief reprieve. But the threat of climate change and sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19 mean the next season will be anything but simple.

Then consider the implications of a bad fire season coupled with COVID-19.

"Our colleagues in the US managed … they had different strategies, keeping people in small teams so it doesn't go through large teams.The calmer conditions this year have allowed fire crews do double the amount of planned burning done the previous year. The CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria have also doubled the number of hectares of planned burns.Asked what the forecast is for the next season, Mr Slijepcevic said it was about three months too early to know for sure.One thing is certain: while it may seem like it was a wet summer it really wasn't.

 

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To be fair, the number of lightening events was way way down on the normal. That's the elephant in the room. Climate change

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