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On the ranking of frustrations regarding wildfires and climate change, not doing controlled burns (like the native peoples were doing) is really really low for
by maximinus_thrax 3y ago
On the ranking of frustrations regarding wildfires and climate change, not doing controlled burns (like the native peoples were doing) is really really low for me, especially considering all the things I just listed.
- davidw 3y agoI live in a place with a huge national forest just to the west, so for me it is a real concern. The speed with which this fire ripped through was no joke, as an example: https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/awbrey-hall-fire-20-years-later/article_f1870f2b-cc50-5ec1-9795-97157101623f.html https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/awbrey-hall-fire-20-... And the city got lucky because the wind was out of the NW, rather than from the west, which might have driven it straight into the city.
- maximinus_thrax 3y agoSo do you believe that the lack of controlled burning is the issue here or is it > I live in a place with a huge national forest just to the west ? I think the urban sprawl is more to blame here. It's not that we as a society have forgotten about controlled burning or we've become so 'weak' and 'librul' that we don't do what needs to be done. There is a risk here (for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf_Canyon/Hermits_Peak_Fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf_Canyon/Hermits_Peak_Fire) and nobody wants to take responsibility over something which may cause immediate deaths or loses of property vs something which may or may not happen in the future. Sure, it's kicking the can down the road but who exactly is to blame for cities built right next to forests? I have a huge issue with bringing up controlled burning as it is ALWAYS used as an argument against the obvious human created climate change. 'Hey, just burn the forest fuel from time to time, no big deal', etc..