More information: Doug Richardson et al, Increasing Fire Weather Season Overlap Between North America and Australia Challenges Firefighting Cooperation, Earth's Future (2025). DOI: 10.1029 ...

The greatest risk of overlap occurs in the Australian spring – when Australia’s season is beginning and North America’s is ending. The overlap has increased by an average of about one day ...

Overlapping fire seasons are now posing a risk to Australia's ability to call on the US if needed. Resources like firefighters and water-bombing aircraft may be required to fight disasters ...

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