A surprising answer to a hot question: controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
- Written by Trent Penman, Associate professor, University of Melbourne
Firefighters conduct property protection as a bushfire approaches homes at Woodford NSW, Friday, November 8, 2019. Calls for more controlled burning are common after a major bushfire.DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAP
As sure as night follows day, this week’s bushfires prompted inevitable debate about whether fire authorities should have carried out more...
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