Ethiopia Plants 350M Trees in One Day to Combat Drought and Climate Change

Re:Ethiopia Plants 350M Trees in One Day to Combat Drought a... by yreg on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @09:46AM (#20564781)

And cross-laminated timber could let us use wood even for bigger construction projects like skyscrapers and bridges.

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Re:Ethiopia Plants 350M Trees in One Day to Combat Drought a... by notfromhere on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @10:26AM (#20565080)

wooden skyscrapers seem like good candidates for devastating fires

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Re:Ethiopia Plants 350M Trees in One Day to Combat Drought a... by yreg on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @10:52AM (#20565319)

I'm no expert, but from what I heard CLT can achieve fire resistance similar to concrete. (Measured in minutes it can withstand a particular heat.)

These sources are far from unbiased, but nevertheless:

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