How can we better live with fire? | Science-Environment

Melbourne Melbourne, Dec 7 (360info) Bushfires may be worsening, but we aren’t powerless to reduce their impacts. Everything from our homes to our words can play a role. As Australians begin the first El Nino summer since the Black Summer bushfires, researchers are warning that now is the time to have a plan — especially in the outer suburbs. Many Australians living on urban fringes may be more exposed to fire risk than they think. And in many parts of the country, the fire season has shifted or grown into the spring in recent years. Your plan can start with something as simple as deciding in advance what you’ll do on a high fire danger day and taking a few…