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Re:Advocates want to name heatwaves like hurricanes to raise... by macinjosh on Monday September 14, 2020 @10:38AM (#24470653)
Humans of all ages have been killed by natural disasters as long as there has been humans. Nothing new. It is not like huge numbers of people are being killed by them all of a sudden. Increase in population and structure construction in these forests is why the toll seems higher now.
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Re:Advocates want to name heatwaves like hurricanes to raise... by Brakenshire on Monday September 14, 2020 @10:54AM (#24470867)
It’s that, and woodland management, and climate change.
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