Pacific Ocean pattern helps explain diverging wildfire trends in US and Australia

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Jul 30, 2026, 7:00 pm109 ptsTrending
Two of the world's most fire-prone regions have followed strikingly different wildfire trajectories despite both experiencing a warming climate. Burned forest area has surged across the U.S. Southwest, while eastern Australia has not seen the same increase.

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