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> facing new wildfires going into the future. I think this is a misunderstanding of California. Wildfires are an ecological necessity here (and I doubt we're u
by nomel 4y ago
> facing new wildfires going into the future.
I think this is a misunderstanding of California. Wildfires are an ecological necessity here (and I doubt we're unique). In the last 25 years or so, the national forestry service has been failing [1], regarding controlled burns. The laws were changed, just recently, to make them easier to perform, to get the partially man made/unnatural conditions back under control [2].
There may be some climate change involved, but the primary reason is incompetence/mismanagement.
1. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/decades-mismanagement-led-choked-forests-now-it-s-time-clear-n1243599 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/decades-mismanagement-l...
2. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-07/newsom-signs-fire-law-paving-way-for-more-prescribed-burns https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-07/newsom-s...
- mistrial9 4y agothank you- yes I am quite aware of that, maybe I could have added more to clarify that part