[Coral-List] Expert statement on climate change and bushfires in Australia - please sign

[jennie mallela]

Dear colleagues,

 

We, a group of Australian research scientists with expertise across the fields of climate, weather and fire science, have drafted a statement outlining the scientific knowledge onhow anthropogenic climate change affects bushfires in Australia. The statement includes information on the conditions that contributed to the extreme fire season this year, and has an overarching message that climate change mitigation is needed alongside adaptationmeasures and resilience building if we are to limit further intensification of Australia’s bushfire risk.

 

A summarystatement will be used as a press release, and is linked to a fullstatement outlining the scientific basis.

 

The statement is available for co-signing by scientists who have published at least one peer reviewed paper in a relevant field (e.g. in the broadly defined fields of climate, weatheror fire). If you meet this criteria, we invite you to co-sign the statement. 

 

This link takes you to the form to co-sign.We intend for the statement to communicate the scientific basis and need for action, and the accompanying list of signatories to demonstrate the consensus of expert opinion. 

 

This statement is addressed to Australian politicians and will be announced via a media release this Sunday 2nd February. The form will close at 5pm Eastern Australian (Sydney) timeon Saturday 1st February. Please share with other relevant people in your network.

 

Thank you for reading!

 

Tanya Lippmann (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Nerilie Abram (Australian National University), Jason Sharples (UNSW), Matthias Boer (Western Sydney University),Hamish Clarke (University of Wollongong and Western Sydney University), Katrin Meissner (UNSW), Alex Sen Gupta (UNSW), Ben Henley (Monash University/University of Melbourne)

[Apologies if you receive this message multiple times as we are aiming for a broad distribution amongst outnetworks]