Here’s how climate change may make Australia’s wildfires more common
Extreme wildfires down under are linked to a weather pattern that starts in the Indian Ocean
![Lake Tabourie fire](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/010820_CG_wildfire_QA_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
A fire burns on January 4 in Lake Tabourie, Australia, about 200 kilometers south of Sydney. This season’s massive bushfires, fueled by long-term drought and extreme heat, were exacerbated by a weather pattern known as the Indian Ocean dipole.
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