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If global warming caused by C02 emissions is the reason why the place is becoming dangerous, why not? The fact that insurance companies are making changes now
by John23832 2y ago
If global warming caused by C02 emissions is the reason why the place is becoming dangerous, why not?
The fact that insurance companies are making changes now shows that this is a more recent trend.
- lazide 2y agoFire danger in California is mostly due to terrible forest management policies - large scale blanket fire suppression and serious impediments towards logging and brush clearing. Global warming may be what is lighting the match (sometimes - but frankly probably is only a minor influence) however the giant pile of fuel that has been growing for 100 years remains almost completely unabated.
- John23832 2y agoTwo things can be true at once. A dog can have ticks and fleas.
- lazide 2y agoA match thrown down in a healthy forest won’t produce a massive apocalyptic firestorm. No matter the time of year. Even back in the 70’s the National Park service in Yosemite knew the existing forest management practice was creating apocalyptic fire risk (and the ‘91 Yosemite fire bore that out) but until very recently, practices across the state have been unchanged. [https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/firehistory.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/firehistory.htm] Defacto, walk through the forests in California and the build up of brush is monumental. Along the coasts and in the Sierra Nevada. Many areas are impassible, except those that have burned recently.
- hackernewds 2y agoIf that were the case, we could let the trees be logged which I'm sure industries are scrambling to do, seems like a win-win? The fact that it hasn't happened would imply it is not the case.
- lazide 2y agoEnvironmental regs mean a mountain of paperwork, bureaucracy, and delays. Because terrible forest management policies. And dramatically higher costs. Despite it being true.