• morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 months ago

    A certain amount of deforestation in the densest areas (combined with planting new forests in a more spread-out arrangement) is probably necessary for long-term wildfire minimization. Say you’ve got a huge fire raging in a dense forest. How do firefighters get there? Trucks can’t get in. Gotta rely on fire helicopters, and those are much more expensive and fewer in number.

    Don’t just deforest in huge swaths. Cut paths big enough for firetruck traffic through the areas that don’t already have it.