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A 50-year fire isn't 250% more intense than a 20-year fire: it's *50000%* worse.

Despite this, California's invested peanuts in controlled burns, which has created biennial *uncontrolled* burns - wildfires that cost thousands of times more than any controlled burn.

Speaking of underinvestment: PG&E has spent decades extracting dividends for its investors and bonuses for its execs, while engaging in near-total neglect of maintenance of its high-voltage transmission lines.

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