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How Aboriginal knowledge can help the world combat wildfires

5 July 2017

Wildfires are on the increase across the globe as the climate changes. To gain control, we should learn how people in Australia have traditionally tamed them

The thick smog from wildfires can be deadly

Wildfires’ 'killer haze' tracked with Twitter as it spreads

29 June 2017

The Indonesian government is using a tool that mines social media chatter to track deadly smog and monitor the evacuation of local people

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How Aboriginal knowledge can help the world combat wildfires

Wildfires’ 'killer haze' tracked with Twitter as it spreads

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