Logging does indeed increase the risk of high severity wildfires. And the evidence for this worrying narrative comes from work by many scientists across Australia and in fact around the world. These places include Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, western North America, Canada, and South America. As importantly, these elevated fire risks persist for up to 70 years after a forest has been logged and regenerated
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