The April 2021 Cape Town Wildfire: Has Anthropogenic Climate Change Altered the Likelihood of Extreme Fire Weather?
Zhongwei Liu, Jonathan Eden, Bastien Dieppois, Stefaan Conradie, Matthew Blackett
Abstract
CMIP6 models suggest that extreme fire weather associated with the April 2021 Cape Town wildfire has become 90% more likely in a warmer world.
Topics & Concepts
CapeExtreme weatherClimatologyClimate changeEnvironmental scienceGeographyMeteorologyGeologyOceanographyArchaeologyFire effects on ecosystemsFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementDisaster Management and Resilience