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Clear-cut logging is making floods worse. But it’s not just about how many trees are cut
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Heuristic (v1/v3)
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ML v2 (DistilBERT)
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-0.150 · CENTER
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Article Excerpt
A tree cut from a cut block near Port Renfrew, B.C., in October 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Forests
Floods
Logging
Flooding
British Columbia
Oregon
Watersheds
Flood risk
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