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| − | ''' | + | '''Wildfires''' are a common occurrence in the state of California each fire season, which reaches its highest point during mid to late summer during the late dry season in the state. |
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| + | In recent decades, and particularly since the 1990s, California wildfires have become an increased problem in the state, and have been blamed variously on [[global warming]] and on illogical [[environmentalism|environmental policies]]. | ||
"Drought, disease, and insects have left 100 million dead trees browning across California, and in some places, 90 percent of the trees have died. All this dry wood can stoke small blazes into uncontrollable infernos that ravage towns and choke the region with smoke."<ref> [https://grist.org/article/why-california-is-fighting-fire-with-fire/ Grist, Sep 19, 2019]</ref> | "Drought, disease, and insects have left 100 million dead trees browning across California, and in some places, 90 percent of the trees have died. All this dry wood can stoke small blazes into uncontrollable infernos that ravage towns and choke the region with smoke."<ref> [https://grist.org/article/why-california-is-fighting-fire-with-fire/ Grist, Sep 19, 2019]</ref> | ||
President Trump 'blamed the wildfires on "years" of poor forest management in California'<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513031-trump-criticizes-california-for-wild-fires-youve-got-to-clean-your Trump hits California officials over wildfires: 'You've got to clean your floors']</ref> | President Trump 'blamed the wildfires on "years" of poor forest management in California'<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513031-trump-criticizes-california-for-wild-fires-youve-got-to-clean-your Trump hits California officials over wildfires: 'You've got to clean your floors']</ref> | ||
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:*'According to the California Forestry Association, tree density in the Sierra Nevada is too high when compared with the region’s historical rates, creating an elevated fire hazard.' [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/03/california-timber-firms-maybe-piece-of-the-puzzle-to-cut-fire-risk.html California timber industry may be a ‘piece of the puzzle’ to help reduce state’s raging wildfires] | :*'According to the California Forestry Association, tree density in the Sierra Nevada is too high when compared with the region’s historical rates, creating an elevated fire hazard.' [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/03/california-timber-firms-maybe-piece-of-the-puzzle-to-cut-fire-risk.html California timber industry may be a ‘piece of the puzzle’ to help reduce state’s raging wildfires] | ||
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Revision as of 15:35, September 12, 2020
Wildfires are a common occurrence in the state of California each fire season, which reaches its highest point during mid to late summer during the late dry season in the state.
Causes
In recent decades, and particularly since the 1990s, California wildfires have become an increased problem in the state, and have been blamed variously on global warming and on illogical environmental policies. "Drought, disease, and insects have left 100 million dead trees browning across California, and in some places, 90 percent of the trees have died. All this dry wood can stoke small blazes into uncontrollable infernos that ravage towns and choke the region with smoke."[1] President Trump 'blamed the wildfires on "years" of poor forest management in California'[2]
- Forbes Magazine reported:
- California’s deadliest year of wildfires has been decades in the making, with overlapping environmental rules, both state and federal, making fuel load reductions in forests and coastal chaparral nearly impossible ...[3]
- CNBC reported:
- 'According to the California Forestry Association, tree density in the Sierra Nevada is too high when compared with the region’s historical rates, creating an elevated fire hazard.' California timber industry may be a ‘piece of the puzzle’ to help reduce state’s raging wildfires
Here's one solution:
- "This issue could be solved by what are known as prescribed fires, or controlled burns. ... Burning supplemented by thinning generally is seen as the most effective combination in preventing severe wildfires"[4]