Letter to the editor on Nonlinear dynamics of fires in Africa over recent decades controlled by precipitation

Time series of burned area versus cropland land cover type in sub-Saharan Africa do not demonstrate an inverse relationship between fire activity and cropland expansion in the most fire-prone continent, as was suggested by several authors.

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The time series of burned area versus cropland land cover type in sub-Saharan Africa does not show an inverse relationship between fire activity and cropland expansion, contradicting the suggestion made by some authors.