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For most of the recent Los Angeles area fires there was never any possibility of conducting controlled burns. The terrain is too steep and there were too many s
by nradov 2y ago
For most of the recent Los Angeles area fires there was never any possibility of conducting controlled burns. The terrain is too steep and there were too many structures nearby. A controlled burn could have turned uncontrolled in moments (which has happened before).
Brush clearing can help to an extent. But that's tremendously labor intensive on steep hillsides where heavy equipment can't be used. Taken too far it can also destabilize the soil and cause mudslides during the rainy season.
More realistic solutions are going to include tightening up the building code to make structures more fire resistant, prohibiting building at all in certain risky areas, and provisioning more water supplies so that the hydrants don't run dry.
- aeternum 2y ago>More realistic solutions are going to include tightening up the building code to make structures more fire resistant Problem is this makes building more expensive. A better path might be the Japan strategy. Houses are designed to last 30 years then be replaced. You often get more energy efficiency, ability to build density as-required, more efficient ability to build and recover quickly from any disaster.
- octacat 2y agoA lot of stuff is simple, like cleaning brushes around the house, replacing wooden fences with metal/stone. More harder - changing ventilation for the attics. Except it is still not popular, so nobody would do it, if not mandated.
- wetpaws 2y ago"Nothing can be done" says the only place on the planet where this happens.
- atombender 2y agoForest fires in populated areas definitely happen all over the world. https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/07/28/sicily-travel-warning-wildfires-force-evacuation-of-tourists-and-temporarily-close-palermo https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/07/28/sicily-travel-war... https://www.euronews.com/video/2024/08/01/tourist-towns-evacuated-as-croatia-battles-122-wildfires https://www.euronews.com/video/2024/08/01/tourist-towns-evac... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/17/thousands-forced-to-evacuate-as-wildfires-rage-in-western-turkey https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/17/thousands-forced-to... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58243066 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58243066 https://www.euronews.com/2024/02/04/dozens-killed-in-chile-as-forest-fires-rage-in-densely-populated-central-areas https://www.euronews.com/2024/02/04/dozens-killed-in-chile-a...
- wetpaws 2y ago[dead]
- bigfatkitten 2y agoHere's a recent example of a place a very long way from California. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Australian_bushfire_season https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Australian_b...
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