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"Our home is burning." At a level never before seen by humankind. Fires that are more intense than ever are killing, ravaging, and destroying everything in their path. In Australia, California, the Amazon, and Sweden, the phenomenon of mega-fires reveals our own contradictions in the manner that we co-exist with nature. Have we really measured the true extent of global warming? How can we resist against its progress? Should we reconsider our relationship with fire and rethink our relationship with nature? ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 02:17 - The fires of California ▷ 05:54 - Study of the natural principles of forest fires ▷ 12:09 - Australian "Black Summer" ▷ 15:21 - Natural factors that cause large fires ▷ 18:49 - The consequences of Amazon deforestation by fire ▷ 23:10 - Megafire “à la Française” ▷ 26:42 - The fire whirlwind ▷ 30:57 - The effects of climate change ▷ 35:35 - Fire prediction models ▷ 38:50 - The "Combustible cut” to prevent summer fires ▷ 45:13 - Aboriginal carbon credit scheme ▷ 51:14 - Credits ------- ------

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Megafires, natural disasters of extreme intensity and consequences | The Big Burn (full documentary)
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Society
Runtime
52 minutes
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English
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