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When I started my PhD in late 2013, there was still a bit of a question of whether forest burned by short-interval wildfire was something of a historical anomaly. As of 2020, we have nearly 1 million hectares of forest burned twice since 2003. Report here: https://t.co/aOe5gQ2T1O
In 2013, the Harrietville fires burned into forest already burned in 2003 and 2007, resulting in some areas of forest burned three times in ten years.
The 2010s. The 2014 fires were the largest and major fire of this time.
2000s. The huge 2003 and 2006/7 Alpine fires are visible but didn't badly impact East Gippsland.
1990s. I think the 90s in SE Aus was generally wet and cool - calm before the millenium drought.
All bushfires in 1980s. Ash Wednesday the major fire area here.
I grouped all fires per decade and excluded fires under 1000 ha to simplify the maps. I also excluded planned burns. No maps of fire are perfect so read them as indicative estimates. So - The 1950s:
Extremely good take on Brumbies and Banjo by @davpope https://t.co/8B8dUTEfby