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The rains have finished in Arnhem Land. The humid, tropical air is cooling and the prevailing wind has swung to the north-east. In the Kunwinjku calendar of western Arnhem Land, it is almost Yekke, the transition from the wet to dry season, a pleasant time after months of torrential rain in a good year, or overwhelming heat in a bad year. All six Kunwinjku seasons have their highlights but Yekke is perhaps the most anticipated by Bininj...

Combining Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge Enhances Fire Management in the Sahel by Natalie Duncan |March 19, 2021 A flock of sheep in Senegal. In the Sahel’s dry season, pastoralists sometimes use controlled burns to prevent wildfires and encourage new growth, but a less predictable climate is undermining traditional decision-making around fire management. Photo: Melody Braun/IRI The Sahel is an unforgivingly hot and arid belt stretching across the African continent, from Se...