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title: Should We Even Try to Extinguish Wild Fires? — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/should-we-even-try-to-extinguish-wild-fires/
date: 2013-08-30
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# Should We Even Try to Extinguish Wild Fires?

2013 has been an especially bad year for forest fires in America’s West. The Rim Fire has spread into Yosemite, one of the most cherished national parks and has done untold damage to a huge swath of once scenic landscape. While the flames may look terrible, fires like these may not be so bad.