Another nationwide concern is whether public funds from other agencies are going into construction in fire-prone districts.

另一个全国范围内关注的事情是，来自其他机构的公共资金是否会用于火灾易发地区的建设。

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"We are increasingly building our homes in fire-prone ecosystems," says Dominik Kulakowski, adjunct professor of biology at Clark University Graduate School of Geography in Worcester, Massachusetts.

马萨诸塞州伍斯特市克拉克大学地理研究生院的生物学副教授多米尼克·库拉科夫斯基说：“越来越多的人把房子建在了容易起火的环境之中。”

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Lack of winter rain and frost left the plants dry and prone to fire.

由于缺少了冬雨和霜冻使得植物变得干燥更容易引起火灾。

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Southeast Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions anywhere and international experts have been keen to learn from the catastrophic events in the state of Victoria earlier this year.

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