In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning forests leads to more bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped
- Written by Philip Zylstra, Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
A planned burn near Perth, Western Australia. Posnov/GettyEvery year, government workers around Australia start fires in the bush. The idea behind these prescribed burning programs is that removing dry leaves and branches reduces the chance of bigger, more dangerous fires. Over many decades, prescribed burning has settled into a dogma – an...
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