Huge fires are burning northern Australia every year: it's time to get them under control

Authors

Owen F. Price, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

103499

Publication Details

Price, O. (2015). Huge fires are burning northern Australia every year: it's time to get them under control. The Conversation, 22 October 1-3.

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The Conversation

Abstract

On October 1, 2015 a fire lit to manage weeds at the Ranger Uranium Mine burned through 14,000 hectares of Kakadu National Park, threatening important rock-art sites and closing several tourist attractions.