I can't either. Especially since I can't see that burning is happening until leaves are already burned.

Here I just assume it's happening on anything slightly susceptible. My skin, too. No moisture in the air to offset it.

Hmmm... humidity as burn prevention. This concept is new to me. If that's a thing, it's not working well here Average here = 70%. I don't have to buy dryer sheets.

I agree. I think altitude would be the major issue causing burn damage. Closer to the sun and thinner air. JMO

I always figured that if a leaf is dessicated that it burns more easily. Our frequent "red flag fire warnings" are usually a combination of low humidity, high winds and highish temps. The temps don't necessarily have to be extreme. The winds and low humidity create the primary fire conditions.

Edit to add, oh yes, the altitude for sure!

I think burning a leaf is just an accumulation of exposure equaling some percentage more than the exposure before the move. Latitude and altitude are factors in the intensity of the sun's rays, and the angle of the exposure, but this is my first time of a mention of humidity getting involved in that particular discussion. Maybe people discuss it regularly and I just didn't click those, IDK.

Altitude is not something that I have much experience with. If the mechanics of burning involve loss of moisture on plants and/or skin, then humidity probably is involved. The math of trying to calculate those variables would be rocket science level.

I'm not sure how the danger of going up in flames relates to superficial burning, but that's also interesting to think about.

Usually covered skin can burn in a few mins here if suddenly exposed, and more quickly as one goes south. I've gotten burned while swimming so many times, it doesn't seem like the 100% humidity of being wet can help prevent burning. It's interesting to think about. On a silly note for skin, I've been about 2 secs away from combusting on many occasions. I did seek the relief of a cold shower. Close calls. : )

Ouch- to NMoasis' plants! Been there
I have a few succulents that went in individual pots for windowsills for winter. Now I'll think of making a group for summer. I used to have a maple near my deck that gave me moving shade all morning till the roofline brought the afternoon shade on. It was a great situation for plants on the deck. Now its full morning sun and pots can get pretty hot hot for a few hours midsummer.

Over winter the Dracaena surculosa (Florida beauty) in this pot got mealies. When I put it outside around 2, maybe even 3 mos ago, I sprayed all the mealies I could see with rubbing alcohol and kind of forgot about the pot, over behind a weedy patch. I "found" it a couple days ago and it looks great! No mealies that I could find. Luckily it has rained regularly, I hadn't even been watering.

Nice! Not something I'm familiar with. I mean the Dracaena, I'm quite familiar with mealies
My coffee bush had mealies really bad this winter. It's home now, outside, shade, and after a thorough spraying and big knockdown, I see they have returned to some of the branch tips and new leaves.

Yeah, gone today doesn't mean not here tomorrow. I don't have any control over that but am ready to battle when I see them.

Spray bottle with straight rubbing Alcohol does the trick. No rinsing of foliage either. At least that is how I do it. Knocks the snot right out of them.

nice mix of color and texture

Making use of the space at the bottom of a pot of parlor palms. There was a pretty tall Ficus in there too but I decided I didn't like it enough to keep devoting so much space to it. I lopped it off a couple inches above the soil level but, as I mentally predicted, that didn't kill it.

Over summer I shared several pics of the Begonia in this pot in the Begonia discussion. This is the whole pot, with plain green Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema modestum) and dragon tree (Dracaena marginata.) The big mirror behind is reflecting a lot of light, and helping my beach mural to be visible on both sides of the room.