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Re:California Megafires Are Solvable by hinkley on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @11:07PM (#28137475)
Drive in a circle around Seattle and sigh at all of the rectangular clearcuts on hilly terrain. Worst of the worst.
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Re:California Megafires Are Solvable by MisterTea on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @10:52AM (#28142709)
Sounds like land clearing for building.
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Re:California Megafires Are Solvable by hinkley on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:03AM (#28142860)
Nope. The PNW is prime logging territory.

Someone in another thread tried to make a distinction between public and private land, but last I checked wildfires don’t give a damn who owns the trees that are burning.

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