If a forest fire cannot be extinguished, devastation is sure to ensue.

如果森林火灾不能被扑灭，灾害一定会随之发生。

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One picture from that Greenpeace link in particular says it all: a region of tropical Sumatran forest cleared with as much wide-scale devastation as if a tsunami had taken out every last tree.

FORBES: Japan's Unknown Ecological Tragedy