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Bygget til at brænde
Bygget til at brænde
Voldsomme naturbrande har i den seneste tid fået USA’s vestkyst til at ligne noget fra en dystopisk science fiction-film. Himlen over storbyen San Francisco har fx været malet helt orange, og brandene har både kostet menneskeliv og fået hjem til at gå op i røg. Hvordan kunne det ende så galt? Der Spiegel har talt med brandhistorikeren Stephen Pyne, der ud over at have en fantastisk titel også giver et spændende indblik i, hvad der sker i Oregon og Californien. Ifølge Pyne er vestkysten ”bygget til at brænde.” Om ikke andet kan man læse artiklen for at nyde, at Pyne lige får irettesat danske Bjørn Lomborgs udsagn om, at klimaforandringerne ikke spiller nogen rolle i brandene.
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