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125
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Early summer
Mid summer
Late summer
Very late summer
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High
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Fig. 13.1 (continued) RAINFALL SEASONALITY: The season in which rainfall predominantly
falls is described by Schulze and Maharaj (2007b) as year round, winter, early-summer, mid-summer, late-summer, and very-late-summer. FIRE RISK: In developing a framework for the implementation of a National Veld and Forest Fire Act and providing a protocol for veldfire risk
assessment for the National Disaster Management Framework, (Forsyth et al. 2010) quantified
the level of risk for different fire scenarios across South Africa. A visual comparison of
South Africa’s mean annual rainfall and fire risk shows how increased rainfall leads to increased
biomass resulting in more frequent fires
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°0’E
°0’E
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RAINFALL
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2 5 0
5 0 0
125
Km
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Early summer
Mid summer
Late summer
Very late summer
L
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°0’E
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5 0 0
125
Km
FIRE RISK
Low
Medium
High
Extreme
L
Fig. 13.1 (continued) RAINFALL SEASONALITY: The season in which rainfall predominantly
falls is described by Schulze and Maharaj (2007b) as year round, winter, early-summer, mid-summer, late-summer, and very-late-summer. FIRE RISK: In developing a framework for the implementation of a National Veld and Forest Fire Act and providing a protocol for veldfire risk
assessment for the National Disaster Management Framework, (Forsyth et al. 2010) quantified
the level of risk for different fire scenarios across South Africa. A visual comparison of
South Africa’s mean annual rainfall and fire risk shows how increased rainfall leads to increased
biomass resulting in more frequent fires
360
J. R. Wilson et al.