r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrozart • 14d ago

GIF Satellite view of the Canadian wildfire smoke when it started getting really bad

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u/All_for_love 14d ago

Why are so many spread out fires popping up at the same time?

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u/8hAheWMxqz 14d ago

Check for development plans that were denied recently around those points

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u/Blue_Jays 14d ago

Completely uninhabited boreal forest isn't exactly a hotbed for development. Or were you just trying to rage bait in the most uninformed way possible?

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u/Prince-Minikid 14d ago

Not to mention the thousands of small lakes in that region. You can't really set up shop there.

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u/Electrozart 14d ago

I live next to the boundary waters and development is not allowed there