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How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire

Australia's Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence combines satellite technology with Indigenous knowledge to combat wildfires. Professor Marta Yebra's team uses AI and drones alongside traditional ecological expertise from Indigenous communities like Adrian Webster's, who read landscape conditions experts cannot detect.

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Published 01 Aug 2026, 21:03 UTC · Updated 01 Aug 2026, 22:10 UTC

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