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		rcMgD2BwE72F on Sept 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Smoke has caused temperature forecasts to go crazy I wonder how much all that cost, all in all, and how that compare to switching to non-carbon energy sources (to limit further climate damages)…

pathseeker on Sept 15, 2020 [–]

Non-carbon energy sources will not stop fires. Many of the ecosystems in California have depended on the fires as part of their life-cycle.

We screwed up over-preventing fires during the last 100 years and built up a huge tinder box.

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