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Sigh. Giant forest fires are caused by invasive humans and neglecting forests. Climate change plays a minor role by modification of seasons, but the primary ca

Sigh. Giant forest fires are caused by invasive humans and neglecting forests. Climate change plays a minor role by modification of seasons, but the primary cause is overwhelmingly humans tampering with the ecosystem. Don't kid yourself. It's human interference in the ecosystem. The solution is "all the above". Yes, producing less co2 is important. But what will make an immediate and far reaching impact is proper forest management. Fire is a natural part of an ecosystem but humans tend to interfere with that. Prescribed fires at chokepoints to create firebreaks is the easiest and most effective way to create healthy forests. Logging cuts can create firebreaks and benefit local economies. Unfortunately this isn't the narrative told in the news.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
Have you ever looked at Canada on a map? It’s impossibly big, Quebec alone is 3X the size of France, only the southern edge has significant population, and the rest is mostly wild (unmanaged) forest. And how the heck do you propose managing that?
- klipklop 3y ago
  You let the logging industry in and do sustainable cutting. A popular trope in the 70s-90s was how the logging industry was going to cut down all the worlds trees and we must stop them. If these forests are indeed as vast as you claim I would not worry about it if the logging was done with sustainability in mind.
  - teunispeters 3y ago
    First you would have to shut down the softwood lumber dispute from the USA. Then you'd have to start rebuilding the forestry infrastructure that was mostly bought out and moved to the USA decades ago... What's happening now is sustainable, where it's still happening - just a pale shadow of what used to happen. And then there's huge spaces that are entirely inaccessible (no roads, no flight access, and hostile weather). Not saying it's not doable, just that there are a lot of barriers. (note : I just live here, but the forestry I remember being involved in everything - good and bad yes - as a child has been gone since the USA started vacuuming all the companies doing it up. So largely have the jobs gone, too).

seanmcdirmid 3y ago

Have you ever looked at Canada on a map? It’s impossibly big, Quebec alone is 3X the size of France, only the southern edge has significant population, and the rest is mostly wild (unmanaged) forest. And how the heck do you propose managing that?

klipklop 3y ago
You let the logging industry in and do sustainable cutting. A popular trope in the 70s-90s was how the logging industry was going to cut down all the worlds trees and we must stop them. If these forests are indeed as vast as you claim I would not worry about it if the logging was done with sustainability in mind.
- teunispeters 3y ago
  First you would have to shut down the softwood lumber dispute from the USA. Then you'd have to start rebuilding the forestry infrastructure that was mostly bought out and moved to the USA decades ago... What's happening now is sustainable, where it's still happening - just a pale shadow of what used to happen. And then there's huge spaces that are entirely inaccessible (no roads, no flight access, and hostile weather). Not saying it's not doable, just that there are a lot of barriers. (note : I just live here, but the forestry I remember being involved in everything - good and bad yes - as a child has been gone since the USA started vacuuming all the companies doing it up. So largely have the jobs gone, too).