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18x more floods, 105% bigger storms — all from a single clear-cut (www.sciencedaily.com)

submitted 3 days ago by solo@slrpnk.net to c/environment@beehaw.org

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Clear-cutting forests doesn’t just raise flood risk — it can supercharge it. UBC researchers found that in certain watersheds, floods became up to 18 times more frequent and over twice as severe after clear-cutting, with these effects lasting more than four decades. The surprise? Terrain details like which direction a slope faces played a huge role in flood behavior. Conventional models miss these dynamics, which could mean we've been underestimating the danger for decades — especially as climate change accelerates extreme weather.

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So damn emblematic of the way we carelessly use tech on a major scale, as well as relentlessly re-order the environment to our taste.

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago

Kind of makes you wonder what's going to happen with AI doesn't it?

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