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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by pestaa on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @02:23AM (#19439533)
How is wildfire automatically a bigger threat with more trees? Is it because with more trees given the same quantity of water, the drier wood helps the fire spreads more quickly? Or perhaps the forest is more densely populated? But that doesn't increase the vulnerable area. Pardon my ignorance, I'd like to know more.
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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by m0zg on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @02:59AM (#19439679)
When there's not enough water for trees to survive, they die and dry out. Dry brush and trees catch fire more readily and burn better.
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