What science tells us about fire hazards facing Cape Town and its surrounds: A fire rages through wetlands close to Cape Town in February 2017. EPA/Nic BothmaSouth Africa’s Cape Peninsula – home to the picturesque city of Cape Town – is part of the only region in the world with fynbos. Fynbos is the world’s most diverse vegetation type – even more so than tropical rainforests. … [Read more...] about What science tells us about fire hazards facing Cape Town and its surrounds | The Conversation