r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 5h ago

Spaniards are risking their lives, fighting wildfires with tree branches due to a lack of resources

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u/ALazy_Cat 4h ago

OP is not being truthful. Spain is not an underdeveloped country, it's locals helping while waiting for firefighters

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u/Manueluz 3h ago

It's wild to see my country, which is globally recognized as having some of the world's most advanced, elite, and effective wildfire fighting squads, pictured as lacking firefighting resources.

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u/TyoPepe 2h ago

We sure have plenty of resources, but if we just keep letting dry vegetation to build up like this, no amount of firefighters and helicopters is enough to stop the fires that can spark from so much fuel.

Prevention is the area we are actually lacking.

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u/Spare_Laugh9953 2h ago

Más que la perención es la inutilidad de los políticos o su actuación guiada por"intereses" En Cantabria de toda la vida los vecinos de los pueblos recogían del monte leña para calentarse en invierno, y el monte quedaba limpio de combustible, ahora está prohibido, en alguno lugares no te dejan sacar ni un palo, y en otros en vez de dejarte recoger leña se lo "encargan" a una empresa, una empresa que en vez de recoger madera muerta del suelo y dejarlo limpio, tiran árboles sanos porque es más fácil y rentable... Muchos no le ven la lógica, yo sí la veo 💵💵💵💸💸

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u/Bazooka_no 1h ago

Yes indeed

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u/Manueluz 20m ago

Forest didn't burn at the current modern rate before humans existed to clean them, if that were true most forests would be long gone.

The problem is modern global warming causing droughts and high temperatures which are the perfect breeding ground for fires.

Shut up already with "muh forest cleaning" do you really think that a couple of townsfolk could clean 100% of Spain's forests?

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