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60°
60°
California
Mediterranean
Basin
30°
30°
0°
0°
Southwest
Australia
30°
30°
N
Central Chile
Cape Province
South
Australia
W
E
S
60°
60°
180°
120°
60°
0°
60°
120°
180°
Sc
ale a
t th
e eq
uat
or
0
5000
10 000 Km
Fig. 1.1
The five mediterranean-type climate (MTC) regions are distributed on the western
sides of continents between 30
and 40
latitude
.
Fig. 1.2
Massive wildfire near the major metropolitan area of Los Angeles, California, illustrating
the juxtaposition of wildland fires and major population centers in most MTC regions of the world.
Unlike the majority of large fires in the region, this 65 000-ha Station Fire in August 2009 was
not driven by Santa Ana winds and hence the vertical smoke plume
.
(Photo by Bob Ginn.)
