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"Over the last 15 million years, Australia has slowly dried out. After humans
arrived more than 65,000 years ago, they learned to use fire to their
advantage. Today, fire weather is getting more frequent – and fires are
following as the world heats up. This month, fires have flared in Victoria,
destroying 46 houses, while Western Australia endures a heatwave and braces for
potential fires.
We use controlled fire for food, industry and many other uses. But we fear it
when it is uncontrolled. For something so common, it’s not well understood.
Fire is chemistry – a set of reactions known as combustion. Here’s what that
means – and why parts of Australia are so well suited to fire."
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
