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Originally Posted by Bigtoe32067
Thankfully we just have hurricanes to deal with and I say that sincerely.
Some of the pics of the fires burning are unreal.
Why so many?
It seems like the last few years have been really bad for the west.
I may not care for their politics but man I feel for their losses.
I can’t imagine entire towns burned off the map and it continues daily.
Is there more we can do other than pray for rain? Lots of it.
I hope everyone on here is safe and stays out of harms way.
Tony
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The news & some politicians will immediately state that this is due to global warming. While I do not completely agree with the man-made portion of this problem, I will concede that there is global warming and that contributes to this.
That said, California has reduced forest management significantly and from what I've seen on various news/documentaries, CA is doing 1/10th the amount of controlled burns and thinning of the forest that used to be done. This has happened over the last 10 years. Much of this has been driven by the Sierra Club.
I guess we must accept that instead of losing tiny sections of the forest each year due to forest management, we have to accept total devastation instead. And, we are ok with importing lumber and cutting down other people's trees but not our own.