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[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Link?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

While waving a flaming Deku stick around probably isn't safe I don't think you can blame California's wildfires on a pointy-eared kid with a floppy hat.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My friend your paper states

Plants may add oxalate leachate to soil, making phosphorous more available and facilitating colonization. Can increase fire hazard, especially along tree rows and fences when dead plants build up.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Direct quote from the same item:

Increases fire hazard (though may be a hazard primarily to human landscapes).

In other words, it doesn't meaningfully contribute to the overall ecological fire hazard, you're mostly talking highway veg fires and stuff, which happen with or without tumbleweeds.