Aotearoa New Zealand's 21st‐Century Wildfire Climate

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 10; no. 6
• Main Authors: Melia, N., Dean, S., Pearce, H. G., Harrington, L., Frame, D. J., Strand, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Afforestation; Analysis; Bias; bushfire; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Climate models; Climatic analysis; Climatic changes; emergence; Emissions; Environmental policy; Extreme weather; fire; Forest management; FWI; Humidity; Methods; New Zealand; Paris Agreement; Precipitation; Rain; Regional climate models; Regional climates; Regions; Temperature; Trends; Variables; Weather; Weather conditions; Wildfire; Wildfires; New Zealand

Wildfire is a highly variable natural phenomenon, yet despite this, climate change is already making wildfire conditions measurably worse around the world; however, detailed knowledge about Aotearoa New Zealand's wildfire climate is currently limited. This study blends weather observations with...