Climate change isn’t the only thing fuelling Australia’s bushfire risk
By SBS News
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Australia is bracing for what's expected to be a dangerous bushfire season driven by a so-called "super El Niño" event combined with climate change. While weather is a key driver of bushfires, the density of bushland since colonisation is also to blame, according to new research. It confirms that Indigenous cultural burning helps mitigate what researchers call a catastrophic fire risk. Read more: https://bit.ly/4rY99dV
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