During the summer of 2019–2020, more than 15 000 wildfires burned up to 19 million hectares of forest and woodland regions across Australia. These fires culminated in the worst Australian fire season on record, producing what has come to be known as the Australian “Black Summer.” The fires have been described as an “ecological disaster,” but the scale of the impacts is so extensive that the full ecological consequence may take years to assess. In the immediate aftermath of the Black Summer fires, two major national investigations were established by the Australian Commonwealth Government. By reviewing reports produced by these two investigations, high-level insights into the scale of the ecological consequences of the Black Summer fires have been obtained and are summarized here. Through these insights, the urgency for action to reduce the occurrence, and improve the management, of future comparable fire events is made clear. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021;17:1136–1140. © 2021 SETAC

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澳大利亚“黑色夏季”（2019-20）火灾的生态后果：澳大利亚联邦政府报告调查结果的综合

在 2019-2020 年夏季，超过 15000 场野火在澳大利亚烧毁了多达 1900 万公顷的森林和林地。这些火灾在澳大利亚有史以来最严重的火灾季节达到高潮，产生了后来被称为澳大利亚“黑色夏天”的东西。火灾被描述为“生态灾难”，但影响的规模如此之大，以至于完整的生态后果可能需要数年时间才能评估。在黑色夏季火灾发生后，澳大利亚联邦政府立即开展了两项重大的全国性调查。通过回顾这两项调查产生的报告，已经获得了对黑色夏季火灾生态后果规模的高级见解，并在此进行了总结。通过这些见解，Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021；17:1136–1140。© 2021 SETAC