#fire

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Good idea: Plant cork forests to stop wildfires https://wwf.panda.org/es/?20933%2FFighting-forest-fires-with-cork-in-Portugal= Portugal keeps losing massive stretches of forest to wildfires, and a big part of the problem is eucalyptus. It's a fast growing cash crop that burns like a match. Cork oak trees are the opposite. Their thick bark is a natural fire retardant that burns slowly, produces no toxic smoke, and actually acts as a firebreak. The trees survive and regenerate after fires instead of fueling them. On top of that, cork forests hold water in the soil, prevent erosion, absorb around 6 tons of CO2 per hectare, and support one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, on par with the Amazon. They also provide a sustainable income since cork bark regrows and can be harvested every nine years without harming the tree. WWF and others are already working on replacing burned eucalyptus monocultures with native cork oak to make the landscape more resilient. It's not a quick fix, but it's one of those rare solutions that's good for the economy, the ecosystem, and fire prevention all at once. #GoodIdeas #Reforestation #fire #Wildfire #Prevention #Nature #Sustainability
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"Major disruption as grass fire halts all trains to Heathrow Airport" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvl1r1080go "'A statement said all lines were blocked between London Paddington station and Heathrow's terminals, as well as Reading, due to "a failure of the electricity supply caused by a fire next to the track".' 'It comes hours after a separate grass fire on Heathrow's airfield shut a runway earlier on Saturday.' #Paddington #Heathrow #GWR #railways #fire #trains #environment #GlobalWarming #UK #London
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#Frijoles #Fire now reported to be 3,000 acres. Probably 4,000 by morning—wanna bet? The smoke is now MUCH STRONGER outside. Air was yellow-brown at sunset. Kinda unbreathable. #santafe #newmexico
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“It’s easy to understand that when people arrived on this landscape, that it was a landscape that was shaped and maintained by #fire and that it was exquisitely beautiful,” White says. “It’s easy to understand that traditional knowledge of fire should be integrated into fire management practices today, but, man, that’s hard to achieve.” #rewilding #forests #wildfires #forestmanagement #landmanagement #stewardship https://www.rewildingmag.com/indigenous-forest-management-a-culture-of-burning/
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