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How can a desert burn? Australia’s vast deserts aren’t just sand dunes—they’re often dotted with flammable spinifex grass hummocks. When heavy rains fall, grass grows quickly before drying out. That’s how a desert can burn…
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A patchwork of spinifex: How we returned cultural burning to the Great Sandy Desert
Leigha Noren
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How can a desert burn? Australia’s vast deserts aren’t just sand dunes—they’re often dotted with flammable spinifex grass hummocks. When heavy rains fall, grass grows quickly before drying out. That’s how a desert can burn…
