Australia has all the ingredients for bushfires to burn into suburban neighbourhoods.
The full scale of the wildfire disaster in Los Angeles is still emerging, but the world has been shocked by the ferocity of the blaze and the extent of the devastation.
Bushfire in the ’burbs: A teenager looks on as wildfires engulf houses in the streets of Altadena during the Los Angeles inferno.The areas north of LA have always been at high fire risk. That’s because of the mix of the fuels from trees and plants and the uneven terrain;, in conjunction with a very dry landscape. Rains prior to the recent drought added to the grassy fuels making the landscapes around LA a firebomb. These strong, dry winds ensured that the fires grew extraordinarily fast.
But could it happen in a major city in Australia? The short answer: yes. We don’t have Santa Ana winds, of course, but we do have downslope winds . They are often very dry and warm and can move quickly.There is the possibility for fires to burn into Australian suburbs. It happened in Canberra in 2003. And it could happen again in a major city such as Sydney or Melbourne. We have all the ingredients.
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