Mastodawn

Jan 2026 summer bushfire season https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/16/how-victorian-bushfires-spread-maps-area-visual-guide

#BushFires #Mapping

See how Victoria’s bushfires spread: a visual guide to the scale of devastation

Authorities and firefighters say the Victorian fires of January 2026 were unlike anything seen before in speed, scale and destruction. And they came much earlier than normal

The Guardian

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Peter Riley

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-17/natimuk-fire-shows-new-climate-driven-faster-kind-of-bushfire/106225970

#BushFires #ClimateChange #Natimuk

Natimuk fire offers a glimpse into a new kind of bushfire fuelled by our changing climate

The anatomy of the Natimuk fire offers a glimpse into a new and faster kind of bushfire — and the growing vulnerability of communities as climate change fuels dangerous conditions.

ABC News