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Wildfires: Why disposable BBQs are being banned from some parks and beaches

There's something almost comic about the modern British summer ritual: As soon as the mercury climbs, we head to the nearest park, sit cross-legged on scorched grass and hunch over a flimsy foil tray to sear sausages over an open flame.

Wildfires: Why disposable BBQs are being banned from some parks and beaches
Image: Phys.org
There's something almost comic about the modern British summer ritual: As soon as the mercury climbs, we head to the nearest park, sit cross-legged on scorched grass and hunch over a flimsy foil tray to sear sausages over an open flame.

Originally published at Phys.org

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