#pyroconvectivestorms — Public Fediverse posts
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Are industrial scale burns incinerating Australian biodiversity?
"The “industrial” scale burns which are designed to “process landscapes as efficiently as possible” are known to frequently kill – in 2022, Victorian authorities accidentally incinerated several koalas when they set a forest alight, and evidence suggests fires set in Tasmania have killed endangered devils."
"A complete “rethink” of fire management practices by state authorities" is needed.
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/rare-aussie-bird-under-threat-over-common-tree-practice-catastrophic-061116403.htmlDriscoll, D.A., Macdonald, K.J., Gibson, R.K. et al. Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08174-6
#Biodiversity #bushfires #fires #megafires #PyroConvectiveStorms #incineration #pileburning #sprawl #destruction #wildlife #birds #GlossyBlackCockatoos #koalas #CulturalBurning #ExtinctionCrisis #FossilFuels