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Re:PG&E stock plunged 32% after it disclosed a possible link... by akvadrako on Thursday November 15, 2018 @08:58AM (#18459238)
The limiting factor contributing to the total amount of fire is the growth of trees. Naturally it'll happen due to lightning. If that's less often than human triggers, the fires will be bigger.
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Re:PG&E stock plunged 32% after it disclosed a possible link... by andrewvc on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:12AM (#18459315)
That's actually not necessarily the case. By creating more fires evolutionary pressure favored plants that were designed to burn, grow fast, and leave competitive seeds.

BTW much of what burns in CA is not large trees but chapparal.

The linked articles I included have more detail.

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Re:PG&E stock plunged 32% after it disclosed a possible link... by akvadrako on Friday November 16, 2018 @02:54AM (#18467261)
I agree that makes sense over the long term (100+ years), assuming that natural triggers are less frequent than fires put out by people.
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