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I love the effort on spinning "wildfires" as a good thing - even calling them "wildfires" hides the human factor behind them. If a fire happens on North America
by frozenlettuce 5y ago
I love the effort on spinning "wildfires" as a good thing - even calling them "wildfires" hides the human factor behind them. If a fire happens on North America on Europe, it's a "wildfire", if it happens on a developing country in the southern hemisphere, it's a reason for international intervention. (I'm not claming that the former form of fire is good, but the hipocrisy on this is huge)
- space_fountain 5y agoDifferent places have different expected rates of fire. Some fire is natural and expected in many ecosystems. This article is basically arguing that the ecosystems in the west would be healthier with more frequent smaller fires, that is dramatically different than the intentional burning to clear agricultural land that's happening in south america. No one's saying the massive hot fires happening in CA now are healthy and good
- mastax 5y agoAdditionally, there's a difference between a burned area being allowed to regrow, and a burned area being plowed and replaced with soybeans.
- eidyeydedieyude 5y agoThe vegetation native to the western portion of the north american continent is adapted to fire. It's a necessary part of the natural life-cycle of many plants. https://www.coastal.ca.gov/fire/ucsbfire.html https://www.coastal.ca.gov/fire/ucsbfire.html https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildland-fire-lodgepole-pine.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildland-fire-lodgepole-pine.ht...
- lazyasciiart 5y agoThere is international intervention in wildfires in North America and Europe every year. You don't hear about it because it's boring that rich countries work together.