Figure 6.

Current seasonal patterns of ignitions in Southern Hemisphere Africa (grey bars) in relation to the maximum fire radiative power values recorded over the season in the region (black lines). Dashed grey lines represent the seasonal pattern of lightning strikes. The late dry season is characterized by the potential for high-energy fires. Currently nearly half (41%) of the fires occur before the late dry season. When lightning was the major ignition source there was still the potential for high-energy fires in the late dry season. Patterns for Northern Hemisphere Africa are similar, but inverted, with peak fires in December [50].