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Massive siberian forests fires became a regular thing about ten years ago. There is a strong suggestion that artificial fires used to cover up large-scale illeg
by IngvarLynn 5y ago
Massive siberian forests fires became a regular thing about ten years ago. There is a strong suggestion that artificial fires used to cover up large-scale illegal logging. Russia hangs around the top of deforestation charts for quite a few years now.
- kinjba11 5y agoDo you have a source for this? I'm not clear how a fire would cover up a logging operation (signs of logging machinery don't just disappear). Unless there were massive corruption - which I wouldn't be surprised, but would still be saddened if this turned out to be true.
- jhugo 5y agoBut if you have massive corruption, do you really need the fires?
- Arnt 5y agoRussia has a judiciary. It can be a little random, but parts of it are good. This is definitely a country where you can bribe an official, do something illegal and then later find yourself in a courtroom with a judge who won't be bribed.