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Mixed grill: burning combinations of invasive and native plants helps us understand how invasive plants make fires hotter and more likely. Sarah Wyse

December 20, 2017

How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent

Tim Curran, Lincoln University, New Zealand; George Perry, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Sarah Wyse, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Wildfires are expected to increase in a warming world, but there is another way humans are changing the patterns and intensity of fires: by introducing flammable plants to new environments.

Throw another one on. Researchers tested plant flammability using a blow torch and barbecue. Sarah Wyse

February 25, 2016

Low flammability plants could help our homes survive bushfires

Tim Curran, Lincoln University, New Zealand; George Perry, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Sarah Wyse, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

You might think having trees around your home is the worst idea during a bushfire, but some plants can actually help repel fire.

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