An analysis of 88 million wildfire observations over the past 21 years shows a strong increase in the frequency and intensity of the most extreme fires around the world.
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A new paper explores how a carefully controlled fuel reduction burn killed 17 critically endangered western ringtail possums.
By collaborating with Indigenous ranger groups, we can make strategic fire and land management practices economically sustainable for traditional landowners.
We know heatwaves and drought can turn bushfires into infernos, but the reasons why were poorly understood in science.
New research found curly leaves on the forest floor create litter beds with more air gaps. And this fuels bigger fires.
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PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Fire Coordinator for the Tiwi Islands, Indigenous Knowledge
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ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Professor of Bushfire Dynamics, School of Science, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Pyrogeography, University of Tasmania
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PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Research Fellow in Bushfire Behaviour and Management, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow Bushfires, Charles Darwin University
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Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Ecological Economist, Charles Darwin University
