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Bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, new study shows

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Australia’s bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, and extreme fire weather days are up by more than 50 per cent, a new study has found. Researchers say Australia needs to be prepared for fire seasons to get more extreme as new modelling predicts a significant increase of extreme weather days.
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