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LETTER OF THE MONTH
Fiery issue
I was interested by Prof Dann Mitchell's article on wildfires, (Summer, p86) which brought back memories of the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 in southeast Australia.
I was based in London, but worked for the insurance companies that paid for the damage. After the events, we were sent videos and reports detailing what happened and why. Due to the extreme winds, high temperatures and extended drought, the fires spread with frightening speed.
