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Catalyst: What is a megafire?

Video Catalyst: What is a megafire?

TLF ID M021144

Join Catalyst reporter Anja Taylor as she visits the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico and discovers the impacts of recent megafires on the landscape there. What is a megafire? And how is a megafire different from a regular wildfire? How have recent fires permanently transformed the landscapes that Anja and Professor Craig Allen visit? The maps that Craig shows Anja reveal an acceleration in the size and severity of fires in the Valles Caldera since 1909. Anja gives other examples of recent record breaking fires around the world. Why do you think ferocious fires are becoming more frequent?

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Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Environmental hazards Emergency services Storms Environmental management Data analysis Forest fires Cooperation Experiments Evidence Scientific inquiry Observations (Data) Droughts Earthquakes Volcanic eruptions Floods Forests Trees Paradigms Explanations (Scientific inquiry) Interdisciplinary research
Learning area
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography

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  • Contributor
  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Description: Creator
  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Metadata © Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Education Services Australia Ltd 2012 (except where otherwise indicated). Digital content © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2012 (except where otherwise indicated).