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"Black Summer, Black Saturday, Ash Wednesday: these and so many other bushfire
disasters are regular reminders of the fact Australia is among the most
flammable continents on Earth.
Alarmingly, climate change is making bushfires more frequent. This is a huge
concern, given the devastating effects of fire on both human communities, and
the diversity of plants and animals.
As our new research shows, however, the trend is not uniform. We examined the
frequency of wildfires in parts of Victoria over the past 40 years. We found
fire frequency is increasing in all ecosystems we studied, but to varying
extents. In some places, fires are occurring so often, entire ecosystems are at
risk of collapse.
These nuances are important. They point to the urgent need to tackle climate
change. They also have major implications for biodiversity conservation, and
bushfire management and prevention, and cast further questions over the
controversial practice of native forest logging."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
