Modern Australian

As bushfire and holiday seasons converge, it may be time to say goodbye to the typical Australian summer holiday

  • Written by David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
As bushfire and holiday seasons converge, it may be time to say goodbye to the typical Australian summer holiday

For 40 years I have studied bushfires in Australia. It has been my life’s work to try to better understand Australian landscapes and the interaction of humans and landscape fire.

As we contemplate a future where catastrophes like the one currently engulfing Australia become increasingly frequent, there’s an idea to which I keep...