This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Wildfires and SE England?
We have all seen the dreadful impact of wildfires in Australia and California. These events were largely caused by a combination of rising temperatures, reduced rainfall and strong winds. A study, led by Reading University, looks at probable changing incidences of such extreme weather events in the UK (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/24/rising-risk-of-wildfires-across-uk-from-climate-crisis-scientists-warn). The Reading study found that by 2080, if greenhouse gases continue to rise, extreme weather events will be much more common here. The East and South-East England will experience these combinations for several days each year. Presently, they occur once every 50-100 years. The risk of wildfires in this location will consequently be considerably racheted up.
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