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Ancient mud reveals Australia’s burning history over the past 130,000 years – and shows a way through our fiery future

  • Written by Michela Mariani, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of Nottingham
Ancient mud reveals Australia’s burning history over the past 130,000 years – and shows a way through our fiery futureLano Lan / Shutterstock

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study of fossil pollen trapped in ancient mud.

Shrubs connect fires from ground cover to the forest canopy, allowing fires to spread and intensify quickly. The reduction in shrub...

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