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DuckDuckJeeper t1_j4h6y2h wrote

Hurricanes Eta and Iota alone did pretty much all of the damage but of course, those facts might distract from an otherwise inflammatory article.

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boatdude420 t1_j4hdt13 wrote

I highly doubt that. Hurricanes don’t destroy forests.

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DuckDuckJeeper t1_j4i8v9s wrote

Let me tickle your doubts:

https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2020/10/hurricanes-are-killing-trees-why-thats-a-problem/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20flooding%2C%20hurricane,off%20tree%20leaves%20and%20branches.

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boatdude420 t1_j4qp4z8 wrote

That doesn’t prove deforestation. Sure, some trees are uprooted by storms but storms aren’t going to wreck millions of acres of forest.

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