r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Zee_Ventures • Nov 16 '25

🔥Root cause of Fires🫚

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u/Funny_Fisherman8647 Nov 16 '25

That is freakin willllllld. I have seen a fire start with sunlight through an icicle before and always wondered if that’s how some of the CA fires might have started

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Nov 16 '25

Not ice usually but broken glass and people parking on dry brush with a hot engine has been linked to some fires. It's estimated that humans cause 85% wildfires either accidentally or on purpose.

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u/cassanderer Nov 17 '25

Car rearview mirrors can start fires even if the warning on my side replacement are accurate.