In his reporting, Alastair talked to Alexandra Syphard, a senior research ecologist & adjunct prof at San Diego State who said not only would clearing brush from the whole area not have made a big difference on this fire, it might make things worse!
https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2025/01/dry-danger-zone-california-fires-climate-change/#h-brush-clearing-wouldn-t-help-much-experts-say
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