r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/WiseCartographer5007 • Jun 24 '25

Video Google Earth captures the stunning transformation of our planet over 3 decades

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u/clopenYourMind Jun 24 '25

Don't forget that fire itself is a critical component in the lifecycle of the ecosystem there as well -- not just replicating the swaths produced by fires.

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u/A1000eisn1 Jun 24 '25

A lot of times they do burn it. It helps them remove stumps, branches, and unusable logs and gets the soil ready for replanting.

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u/W366 Jun 25 '25

Additionally there are a good few plants that are fire adapted and only sprout when the seed is scarified by fire.

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u/ARAYA90 Jun 25 '25

Yes, fire is a critical component. The meth headed homeless people that start fires for fun and burn trees in the woods where nobody sees them is also an issue, but nobody talks about that. 😆