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Colonisation made Australian landscape more fire-prone, study finds

Original: 🔥 British colonisation left the Australian landscape more prone to burning, amplifying the influence of climate change a

New Australian research published in Nature finds that British colonisation left the Australian landscape more prone to burning, amplifying the influence of climate change and contributing to the country's bushfire crisis. The study reconstructed the past 1000 years of landscape change, and scientists are discussing how colonial land management reshaped fire regimes.

Why now: Fresh research in Nature links colonial land use to Australia's escalating bushfire risk, drawing wide attention amid ongoing fire concerns.

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• 🔥 British colonisation left the Australian landscape more prone to burning, amplifying the influence of climate change and propelling Australia’s bushfire crisis, according to new Australian research being published in Nature. The research reconstructed the past 1000 years of… · AusSMC@aus.social · 7

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