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Pearls and Irritations
@johnmenadue.com

Victoria plans up to 6,000 km of fuel breaks, including through high-conservation-value forests. Chris Taylor and David Lindenmayer write that the program risks serious environmental damage while offering limited protection against severe bushfires. #Bushfires #Forests #Climate #fuelbreaks

pearlsandirritations.comDo 'fuel breaks' stack up for us and our forests?Victoria plans thousands of kilometres of fuel breaks, but evidence suggests they could damage endangered forests, increase carbon emissions and deliver limited protection against the most dangerous bushfires.

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Gordo
@vieuxbatard.bsky.social

After living for many years on property right next to a Victorian State Forest when my partner and I prepared our property each Spring to survive the constant threat of fire, we believe that the wind borne "ember attacks" are the cause of much of the damage whilst fire breaks offer little help.