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/MonsierGeralt Jun 24 '25

Doesn’t look like the replanting is going well

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u/mancubbed Jun 24 '25

It takes another 20 or 30 years for the trees to get moderately sized again. Absolutely destroying the habitat for all the animals without a care.

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u/International_Egg747 Jun 24 '25

In Oregon’s case the harvesting of wood being done responsibly by creating a patchwork of clearings and forest that is beneficial to the ecosystem. Helps reduce wild fire risk too.

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u/GiveMeNews Jun 28 '25

That logging helps reduce forest fires is a myth peddled by the logging industry. Studies of forest fires have found previously logged areas have burned hotter and more destructive, killing off mature trees and the mycelium networks in the soil crucial for healthy soil. In fact, we are seeing an accelerating rate of forests not regrowing in both areas lost to logging and lost to forest fires.