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Not that I'm educated at all on the topic but just a guess... all the really really really dry shit burned last year? So there's less crazy at-risk parts to bur
by mrlala 7y ago
Not that I'm educated at all on the topic but just a guess... all the really really really dry shit burned last year? So there's less crazy at-risk parts to burn?
California was at drought level for years if I remember correctly, so it kind of setup the situation.. and now it sort of 'naturally' resolved itself when fires happened.
- EricE 7y agoYou are not far off. All the environmental nuts have been preventing either harvesting of dead (!) wood or controlled burns for years. Eventually nature wins. Just a few examples: https://www.propublica.org/article/california-carr-wildfire-failed-to-prevent-it https://www.propublica.org/article/california-carr-wildfire-... https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/lawsuit-halted-fire-mitigation-work-in-area-now-burning-near/article_1645162d-56f1-5ae5-b118-44e4ed7fffb9.html https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/lawsuit-halted-... https://psmag.com/environment/how-california-failed-to-prevent-the-carr-fire https://psmag.com/environment/how-california-failed-to-preve... https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/power-lines-are-burning-the-west/561212/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/power... Wish I could find the video of a forest manager in 2018 fighting back tears of anger over what was happening that could have - should have been - prevented.