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2023-08-14 20:46:21 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

After wildfires, people often wonder why some trees survive next to houses that don't. The article below explains why. Some types of trees are adapted to fire. You can see (even in the video above) that the bottom of these trees are burnt, but their high canopies survive: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/trees-survive-fires-buildings-dont-explained/507-a3fac229-1fe1-4677-9976-392c72b15617

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• After wildfires, people often wonder why some trees survive next to houses that don't. The article below explains why. Some types of trees are adapted to fire. You can see (even in the video above) that the bottom of these trees are burnt, but their high canopies survive: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/trees-survive-fires-buildings-dont-explained/507-a3fac229-1fe1-4677-9976-392c72b15617