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In 1974–75 [...] in this season fires burnt over 117 million hectares or 15 per cent of the total land area of this continent.
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When many fires started at once in Quebec then people took that as evidence of arson, and their claims got millions of views online. These claims were debunked by meteorologist Wagstaffe who explained that a series of lightning strikes can cause many smouldering hotspots underneath rain-moistened surface fuels; and then when those surface fuels are all dried by the daytime wind simultaneously, then they are all ignited into full blown fires simultaneously. Wagstaffe also corrected the idea that controlled burns are state-sponsored arson.
Between 2000–2016, based on data compiled in the NIOSH Wildland Fire Fighter On-Duty Death Surveillance System from three data sources, over 350 on-duty WFF fatalities occurred.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Cited by Livingston, Ian (24 October 2023). "Earth's climate shatters heat records. These 5 charts show how". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023.An independent study found online bots and trolls exaggerating the role of arson in the fires, at the same time that an article in [Murdoch-owned] The Australian making similar assertions became the most popular offering on the newspaper's website," the New York Times writes. "It's all part of what critics see as a relentless effort led by the powerful media outlet to do what it has also done in the United States and Britain – shift blame to the left, protect conservative leaders, and divert attention from climate change.
When many fires started at once in Quebec then people took that as evidence of arson, and their claims got millions of views online. These claims were debunked by meteorologist Wagstaffe who explained that a series of lightning strikes can cause many smouldering hotspots underneath rain-moistened surface fuels; and then when those surface fuels are all dried by the daytime wind simultaneously, then they are all ignited into full blown fires simultaneously. Wagstaffe also corrected the idea that controlled burns are state-sponsored arson.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Cited by Livingston, Ian (24 October 2023). "Earth's climate shatters heat records. These 5 charts show how". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023.In 1974–75 [...] in this season fires burnt over 117 million hectares or 15 per cent of the total land area of this continent.
Approximately 15 per cent of Australia's physical land mass sustained extensive fire damage. This equates to roughly around 117 million ha.
Between 2000–2016, based on data compiled in the NIOSH Wildland Fire Fighter On-Duty Death Surveillance System from three data sources, over 350 on-duty WFF fatalities occurred.
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