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   mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 02:23:37 JST mekka okereke :verified:

   • Aaron Lord :csharp:
   • Remi Mercier

   @devlord @remi

   Fair. But a few things:

   1) Controlled burns are specifically designed to burn that undergrowth and the forest litter, not the trees. You don't want the trees to burn. The undergrowth is part of the problem.

   2) Minimizing the chances of a wildfire starting and getting really hot, and keeping the ground moist (by reducing undergrowth), reduces the chances that it will make it into urban areas.

   3) ...but the problem in LA right now is chapparal + high winds + near urban areas. There is no controlled burn that can prevent a fire like this from spreading once it's in a suburban area.😬

   https://m.youtube.com/shorts/vEo7O71o4RU

   It's too large and that wind is deadly. It fuels the fire. In a dry enough area, any of those embers could start a new fire.

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     Aaron Lord :csharp: (devlord@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 02:24:41 JST Aaron Lord :csharp:

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     @mekkaokereke Wow that looks like a hurricane.