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> the situation in Australia looks related to huge cities and lots of farms supporting a much larger human population than had ever lived there reducing biodive
by perilunar 7y ago
> the situation in Australia looks related to huge cities and lots of farms supporting a much larger human population than had ever lived there reducing biodiversity and resilience to fire,
Australia is one of the most sparsely populated countries on the planet. And the land that is burning is (relatively undisturbed) native forest, not farmland or ‘huge’ (?) cities.
i.e. very to do with overpopulation.