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It’s cool but it won’t help prevent that many wildfires... The overwhelming majority of wildfires in the continental US are man made.
by woeirua 6y ago
It’s cool but it won’t help prevent that many wildfires... The overwhelming majority of wildfires in the continental US are man made.
- creato 6y agoI found this unbelievable, so I searched for a source. Measuring by number of fires, it is true. However, fires started by lightning burn a larger area: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10244.pdf https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10244.pdf I think your post is pretty misleading.
- bagacrap 6y ago88% are human caused and I'll bet a large sum that those fires generally burn lands closer to human civilization. That lightning strikes ignite millions of acres in remote Alaskan wilderness is not relevant, unless you think we should be out there protecting nature from itself.