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It burned to the ground due to a wildfire caused by sparks from a train, not from the heat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytton_wildfire https://en.wikipedia.o
by kortilla 5y ago
It burned to the ground due to a wildfire caused by sparks from a train, not from the heat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytton_wildfire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytton_wildfire
Wildfires don’t spread much better in 90F vs 121F. The big thing that causes uncontrollable spreads is lots of fast wind.
- ceejayoz 5y ago> Wildfires don’t spread much better in 90F vs 121F. That's missing the point a bit. That said, vegetation sure does get dry fast in a 120 degree heat wave, though.
- throwaheyy 5y agoYes they do, when higher temps have dried out the vegetation.
- kortilla 5y agoLack of humidity dries out vegetation more than heat.
- saagarjha 5y agoLiterally in the first paragraph of what you shared: > The fire, one of the 2021 British Columbia wildfires throughout the province, was facilitated by the 2021 Western North America heat wave.