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The bigger wildfires are a sign of a changing equilibrium (for example hotter temperatures, no surprise).
by kzrdude 5y ago
The bigger wildfires are a sign of a changing equilibrium (for example hotter temperatures, no surprise).
- generalizations 5y agoOr forest mismanagement.
- truffdog 5y agoI was in a northern california campground a few years ago and was kind of blown away- great piles of dead trees and "no collecting firewood" signs.
- mfer 5y agoSmaller regular fires burn at lower temperatures and they clean up basic debris. If we fail to let the lower temp fires clean up debris the debris tends to grow. When there is more of that the fires burn at hotter temperatures and cause more damage. To avoid the hotter temperatures the debris needs regular cleaning. The natural method of that is fire. That's what numerous articles written on the topic from experts have said.