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Has there been any evidence of the cause of all these fires? It seems like I used to hear how fires may have started in the past, now it seems like it’s ignored

• 11thEarlOfMar 5y ago
  In August 2020, there was a large, rare storm in California. It produced a lot of lightening, but very little actual rain. It produced 10,000 lightening strikes, with no rain to suppress the fires that resulted. This storm transpired across the entire North-western region of the state, starting a half dozen 'complex' fires[0]. Complexes are multiple fires that join together to form one large fire. Any single one of these was devastating. Taken together, it's mind blowing. I remember waking at about 4:00 AM on that Sunday (August 19th). Thunder woke me, and there was plenty of lightening. I dozed and each thunderclap woke me again. I kept waiting for the downpour to start, but it didn't. After about an hour of this, I remember thinking that fires must be starting somewhere. It wasn't long before I could smell smoke. [0]https://twitter.com/ai6yrham/status/1296115884600115200 https://twitter.com/ai6yrham/status/1296115884600115200
• talaketu 5y ago
  The article mentioned the fire was started by lightening. It didn't state the cause of all these fires, but there is plenty of evidence and theory about how a hotter drier climate leads to an increase in the intensity and frequency of fires.
  • cameron_b 5y ago
    the assertion at the end of the article is that fire suppression doesn't allow small fires to consume the readily available fuel on the forest floor, leading to large stores of tinder and hotter fires, the kind that could kill a Redwood