Researchers' figure contrasts starkly with proportion of forest burned over such a period on any other continent More than 20% of Australia's forests burned during the summer's bushfire catastrophe, a proportion scientists believe is unprecedented globally, according to new research. Research published in a special edition of Nature Climate Change focused on the bushfire crisis finds that 21% of the total area covered by Australian forests - excluding Tasmania - has burnt so far in the 2019-20 bushfire season. Continue reading...
'Unprecedented' globally: more than 20% of Australia's forests burnt in bushfires
24. února 2020 17:45
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Zdroj: The Guardian