Logging tends to increase, not decrease, extreme fires.
Tag: Wildfires
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Yosemite Wildfire Plan Calls for Cutting Trees to Protect Park
With treasured forests perennially threatened by fierce wildfires, many experts say it’s time to cut and burn protectively. A lawsuit is standing in the way.
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Stopping wildfires before they start
The Amazon is burning at its fastest pace in over a decade. Meet one scientist who’s trying to reverse the trend.
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Oak Fire Near Yosemite Grows to California’s Largest This Year
The blaze spread rapidly over the weekend, bringing evacuation orders and threatening thousands of homes, in what so far has been a relatively modest fire season.
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Oak Fire Spreads Rapidly, Destroying 10 Structures
The Oak fire, near Yosemite National Park, has more than tripled in size since Friday and threatened thousands of structures.