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Finland is not a great comparison point though, since it's generally too wet. Forest fires do happen during dry spells in the summer, but not on a Californian/
by howlgarnish 6y ago
Finland is not a great comparison point though, since it's generally too wet. Forest fires do happen during dry spells in the summer, but not on a Californian/Australian scale, because a dry spell is measured in weeks, not years.
- throwawaysea 6y agoIf you look at the links I provided, you’ll see they have much better wildfire results than their immediate neighbors (who deal with the same climate) and also that their own results have improved over time significantly despite forest size increasing (more fuel load). I think their approaches warrant a deep examination and we should learn from their successes, even if their scale is different. For example, why wouldn’t compartmentalization via a dense road network and forest management work in the US? Sure the worst wind driven wildfires may still take place but there are many more that would be prevented. I don’t think the scale impacts how well their approaches would translate.
- throwaway40year 6y agoWhen the US president mentioned anything of the sorts, it was ridiculed and turned into a meme in local California news papers. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Finland-raking-President-Trump-memes-wildfire-13405330.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Fin...