Firefighter using a hose to put out burning tree roots after a wildfire. Roots must be extinguished as they can lead to fire spreading. Photographed i

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Firefighter using a hose to put out burning tree roots after a wildfire. Roots must be extinguished as they can lead to fire spreading. Photographed in Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, in 2015.

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Photo credit: © DR NEIL OVERY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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