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Some parts of the world burn every year. 

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Australia is one of those places. 

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The fires in central Australia

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are grassland fires that burn in largely unpopulated areas

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The areas in the north are comprised of

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eucalyptus woodland and savanna fires. 

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Agricultural fires dominate Asia and Southeast Asia. 

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Crop cultivation fires in China, Thailand,

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and the Punjab region of India can be seen here. 

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Catastrophic forest fires in Russia,

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where it takes a long time for the 

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vegetation to recover, can also be seen. 

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Africa really is the fire continent. 

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As healthy green vegetation dries,

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these areas are consumed by sweeping waves 

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of fire that move from north to south

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and south to north each season. 

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The fires  in Africa are primarily grassland fires,

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but there are also management fires 

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associated with agriculture and maintenance. 

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In South America you see pastoral maintenance fires

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in the Amazon Basin and fires

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that are used to clear the tropical 

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rain forest for agriculture and grazing. 

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In the United States you can see fires 

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in the southeast associated with forestry and agriculture. 

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The recent fires in Texas

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and wildfires in the west are also seen.

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