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There is a common misconception that prescribed burns are a magic bullet, and that if you could just magically burn all the things all the time you wouldn't ha
by bigfatkitten 2y ago
There is a common misconception that prescribed burns are a magic bullet, and that if you could just magically burn all the things all the time you wouldn't have major fires. They wouldn't have mattered at all as far as the Palisades fire is concerned.
LA had a ton of rain in Feb-Mar 2024 which resulted in massive fuel growth. That rain stopped in a hurry, plunging the region straight into drought.
That fuel has since cured over summer and become available to fire. Once it ignited, it was driven by extreme winds and there was no stopping it.
Given the circumstances, when do you suggest prescribed burns could've been conducted?
- kylehotchkiss 2y agoWinter 2022-2023 was wet too. Two years of wet winters finally had their wrath.