

After deadly 2009 wildfires, authorities offered to buy property to encourage people to move. Few accepted. The questions raised by Australia’s experience are freshly urgent after its latest fires.
(Image credit: Meredith Rizzo/NPR)
After deadly 2009 wildfires, authorities offered to buy property to encourage people to move. Few accepted. The questions raised by Australia’s experience are freshly urgent after its latest fires.
(Image credit: Meredith Rizzo/NPR)