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Colonisation created 'catastrophic wildfire loop' in Australia
Published Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · Updated October 8
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- A study published in Nature reconstructed 1,000 years of vegetation and fire history at Purghagoolah, a lake in Croajingolong national park in Gippsland, Victoria.
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- The Guardian
The article emphasizes that land use changes due to colonisation and the removal of traditional owners, rather than solely climate change, are a primary driver of increased bushfire risk in Australia, highlighting the value of integrating Indigenous knowledge into fire management.
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