jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoCanadian Wildfire Smoke Blows Into U.S., Setting Stage for Another Miserable Summergizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down14
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minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoDecades of fire suppression have built the conditions for wildfires. Fires were pretty common in the boreal forest, but not letting them burn so the forestry companies didn’t lose product has lead to this.
Decades of fire suppression have built the conditions for wildfires. Fires were pretty common in the boreal forest, but not letting them burn so the forestry companies didn’t lose product has lead to this.