Learning to live with fire

When we talk about bushfires in Australia, we talk about the devastation. But Professor Cristina Montiel Molina from the Complutense University of Madrid says we need to re-think that. "We don't consider fire a natural element in our lives, but it's a part of landscape," says Professor Molina. "We don't really know how to live with fire." In fact, Professor Molina says that mega fires we've experienced in Europe, Australia, Chile and California in recent years are our own fault - as result of poor decisions around spatial planning, land management and fire policies. And, in order to manage the risk posed by fire, we have to change our attitude. Episode recorded: December 19, 2018. Interviewer: Steve Grimwade. Producer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Banner image: Shutterstock.

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