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David BowmanThe Conversation |
After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.
We’re not going to be able to stop climate instability and associated dangerous wildfire weather, so we need to adapt.
In Tasmania’s remote southwest, dry lightning storms are starting huge conflagrations across treeless plains. Could a return to cultural burning help?
Fires and cities do not mix. Authorities have spent decades reducing the risk. But climate change will make some urban fires more likely.
What can we learn from the bushfires in Tasmania? Beware of climate change, especially the unpredictable nature of blazes sparked by dry lightning.