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Wildfires Ravage One of Africa’s Largest Nature Reserves - bellingcat

Satellite analysis of the Etosha wildfires in Namibia has found that more than a third of the nature reserve was burned.

Now, we’re detailing how our team uncovered the story — and the open-source tools that made it possible. 🧵

Universities may hold the key to fighting misinformation... On Thursday we speak to a professor and a former student of Utrecht University about their Open-Source Global Justice Investigations Lab discussing how the lab is building critical thinking skills and leading to headline stories.

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