Sydney experiencing heat 5 degrees above average for May
NSW on track for record-breaking autumn weather as smoke blankets Sydney, ABC News 22 May 16 Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected to continue for at least another month or two in New South Wales, as the dry autumn saw smoke from hazard reduction burns blanket Sydney.
With global temperature records continuing to tumble, the Sydney basin is also experiencing temperatures up to five degrees higher than average for this time of year.
The unusually dry autumn is also presenting conditions more favourable to hazard reduction back-burning around the city.
Across the state, 70 controlled burns are taking place this weekend.
In a statement, the NSW Rural Fire Service said the burns would continue while the dry conditions permitted it.
The RFS said smoke would clear on Sunday as the air temperature and wind speeds increased, but motorists were urged to exercise caution as smoke limited visibility on the Pacific Highway in the city’s north……
June and July are also on track to be record breakers…..http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-22/warm-weather-set-to-continue-as-smoke-from-burns-lingers-sydney/7435428
The vicious circle- global warming increases bushfires that increase global warming
The Fort McMurray fire’s stunning pulse of carbon to the atmosphere, WP By Chris Mooney May 20 The Fort McMurray wildfire, which seems likely to be the costliest disaster in Canada’s history, continues to grow. According to the government of Alberta, as of Friday morning it had burned over 500,000 hectares of land, or more than 1.2 million acres…..
Steve Taylor, a research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service said the fire already ranks in the top six or seven largest fires seen in Canada in the satellite era, starting in 1970, when observations became most reliable. Especially since this is occurring in May, early in the wildfire season, that’s pretty incredible.
And so is another detail about this fire — the amount of carbon that it is apparently pouring into the atmosphere. Continue reading
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