Wildfires are just that: wild. If we let them burn naturally, we'll avoid these massive destructive powder kegs.
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Also, don't build your home in a wildfire territory. It will burn. The end.
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Poor fire management. The area is brush; it's meant to burn. But in the last 100 years, people keep build *in* the brush +
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and so firefighters put out every small fire. If they let small fires burn, the fuel would never build up like it does now.
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Yes, but more complex. Even with systematic controlled burns, an abnormally wet period could cause lush growth…
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What you're saying is most true for grasslands; brush is slightly different bc burn area is determined by old growth
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wow that is an amazing photo.. Hoping CA gets some RAIN
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Might seem counterintuitive, but drought doesn't make these wildfires worse. @nirtana77
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Drought *does* make fire season longer, but it's not late in the fire season rn. Sand Fire was made bad bc of poor management @nirtana77
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That said, we do really need more rain. Less for wildfires, more for life in general :) @nirtana77
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I think we're seeing a permanent climate shift (=> persistent winter ridging). Hope I'm wrong.
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I do agee that the climate has changed . recent jet stream studies are telling
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This is a big loose end nailed down somewhat: http://www.nature.com/news/clouds-get-high-on-climate-change-1.20230 …. That's our storm track, headed north.
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so many periods of stagnant weather in the middle latitudes especially in the summer & way less cold for us in Tx
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@HunsV this was the day I knew the curse rang trueThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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