Aussie Bush Fires Set Off 3-Year La Nina Weather Pattern

Fascinating.

 

Fascinating - thanks. The new normal

 

I don't think you're thinking that through.

 

La Niña actually usually means dry weather for California (especially southern CA), this year was a very fortunate anomaly for them.
They are now forecasting an El Niño for later this year which usually means a rainy season, so hopefully that comes to pass, they need a few good years in a row.

good article on it

'Dry' California got big rains. Was it really an epic weather forecasting fail?

 

So all we need to do to fix Western droughts is firebomb the Outback every few years. Good to know.

 

subaru won't like that

 

I saw "Aussie Bush" and immediately thought this thread was going to be worthless without pictures!

 

Can we call you Bushmaster?

 

This gives a whole new meaning to Aussie bush fires.

 

So will the Russian fires do the same?

Wildfires rage in Russia's Ural mountains, Siberia

Wildfires have engulfed large areas in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them.

A total of over 54,000 hectares of forests in the Sverdlovsk region in the Urals were on fire as of Monday morning, according to local authorities. More than 4,800 firefighters have been battling the blaze, with some 6,000 volunteers helping them.

Head of Russia’s Federal Forestry Agency Ivan Sovetnikov said Monday he expected “most major fires in the region to be contained and put out” within two to three days. It wasn’t immediately clear if such a goal was too optimistic: on Sunday night, the area engulfed in flames stood at 33,000 hectares, but it grew significantly overnight.

In the neighboring Kurgan region, the fires have already destroyed more than 300 residential houses and 3,900 other buildings, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency officials.