Explainer: Why is Tasmania's world heritage area burning?

By Adam Morton
Updated February 7 2016 - 7:14pm, first published 6:22pm
A cushion plant after the fire. Photo: Rob Blakers
A cushion plant after the fire. Photo: Rob Blakers
A destroyed pencil pine. Photo: Rob Blakers
A destroyed pencil pine. Photo: Rob Blakers
The aftermath of fire in the world heritage area on Tasmania's central plateau. Photo: Rob Blakers
The aftermath of fire in the world heritage area on Tasmania's central plateau. Photo: Rob Blakers
Burned pencil pines near Lake Mackenzie on the central plateau. Photo: Rob Blakers
Burned pencil pines near Lake Mackenzie on the central plateau. Photo: Rob Blakers
The central plateau before the fire. Photo: Dan Broun
The central plateau before the fire. Photo: Dan Broun

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