An unstoppable force

Drought, climate change, high temperatures and strong winds have created a new type of fire front that is unstoppable and wreaks permanent damage.

“You are talking about megawatts of energy,” “It is a nuclear release of energy out of these so-called mega-fires. It is a title that leads one to exaggerate, but it is probably a fair description.”

Mega-fires are typically formed from several fires, covering a huge area. They exhibit complex behaviour, create their own weather and are well beyond the most sophisticated attempts to control them.

The Australian