Managed fires may be used to renovate pastures or reduce forest fires
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Half of the global area burned by fires every year is a result of deliberately set and managed fires, rather than wildfires caused by lightning, accidents or arson, a study suggests.
If the finding is correct, it means that the increase in the area burned annually by wildfires as the world heats up will be even greater than currently predicted by computer models.
