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Re:The effects of a warmer world are visible in animals’ bodies by kortilla on Saturday September 11, 2021 @04:10PM (#28495444)
It burned to the ground due to a wildfire caused by sparks from a train, not from the heat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytton_wildfire

Wildfires don’t spread much better in 90F vs 121F. The big thing that causes uncontrollable spreads is lots of fast wind.

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Re:The effects of a warmer world are visible in animals’ bodies by ceejayoz on Saturday September 11, 2021 @05:13PM (#28496086)
> Wildfires don’t spread much better in 90F vs 121F.

That's missing the point a bit. That said, vegetation sure does get dry fast in a 120 degree heat wave, though.

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Re:The effects of a warmer world are visible in animals’ bodies by throwaheyy on Saturday September 11, 2021 @07:16PM (#28497002)
Yes they do, when higher temps have dried out the vegetation.
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Re:The effects of a warmer world are visible in animals’ bodies by kortilla on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:34AM (#28550406)
Lack of humidity dries out vegetation more than heat.
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Re:The effects of a warmer world are visible in animals’ bodies by saagarjha on Saturday September 11, 2021 @11:34PM (#28498418)
Literally in the first paragraph of what you shared:

> The fire, one of the 2021 British Columbia wildfires throughout the province, was facilitated by the 2021 Western North America heat wave.

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