I read recently that wildfires should be allowed to burn down forests as smaller wildfires when prevented will result in larger wildfires in the future (because of availability of more dry organic fuel).
This combined with the current article makes me question the approach Australia currently uses for wildfires.
Do we let small wildfires burn themselves out?
If yes, why are larger fires happening? Should we actively trim forests periodically?
This combined with the current article makes me question the approach Australia currently uses for wildfires.
Do we let small wildfires burn themselves out?
If yes, why are larger fires happening? Should we actively trim forests periodically?
If no, why not?