Riskable@programming.dev to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoProject 2025 aims to eliminate the US Forest Service (USFS) powers to prevent forest fires and to increase logging on Federal lands which makes sense because it's trees that are the problemprogramming.devimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1813arrow-down14
arrow-up1809arrow-down1imageProject 2025 aims to eliminate the US Forest Service (USFS) powers to prevent forest fires and to increase logging on Federal lands which makes sense because it's trees that are the problemprogramming.devRiskable@programming.dev to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareArtyomlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoTrees can explode actually, but primarily when they are filled with sap and hit with a sudden, extreme cold snap. They’ll only explode due to heat if they’re already surrounded by fire and are going to burn no matter what.
minus-squarePhlubbaDubbalinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoAlso lightning, lightning can cause some trees to explode if it strikes them directly
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoTrump: “We are going to ban lightning! These electrons… They come across the border and let me tell you folks… They’re not sending their best.”
Trees can explode actually, but primarily when they are filled with sap and hit with a sudden, extreme cold snap. They’ll only explode due to heat if they’re already surrounded by fire and are going to burn no matter what.
Also lightning, lightning can cause some trees to explode if it strikes them directly
Trump: “We are going to ban lightning! These electrons… They come across the border and let me tell you folks… They’re not sending their best.”