Why is Tasmania burning, and why are scientists worried?

Mongabay
By <a class="author-link"…Feb 10, 2016, 6:41 pm120 pts
On January 13, dry lightning strikes sparked off a series of fires in northwest Tasmania that spread quickly. So far, the fires have ravaged more than 107,000 hectares of land, according to the Tasmanian Fire Service. As of Monday, there were 81 active fires across the state, of which, 26 are currently either…

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