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Multiple wildfires, including the largest in Nebraska's history, have burned through more than 600,000 acres of the state (www.reuters.com)
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[-] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

Forest? Nebraska is prairie. It is supposed to burn every spring. If it doesn't burn that is a bad thing. Nebraska has more forest than every - this is a bad thing since large forests don't belong there (small forests in places do)

the same applies to many forests - they are supposed burn regularly. However check with a knowedgeable expert as not all should burn. Details matter.

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