Re: The unspoken truth about wildfires

Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/31/2026 2:20 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:46:39 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 7/31/2026 12:13 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>> On 7/31/26 12:10 PM, Tara wrote:
>>>>> On Jul 31, 2026 at 2:25:03?PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 31/07/2026 19:06, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>> On Jul 31, 2026 at 12:40:32?PM EDT, "Wilson"
>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 7/30/2026 3:50 PM, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Julian <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 30/07/2026 19:56, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2026 at 2:53:09?PM EDT, "Julian"
>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30/07/2026 19:29, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2026 at 2:04:17?PM EDT, "Julian"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sadly he was proved right. So was I. After I warned in these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very pages
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last year that government policy was worsening the fire risk on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moorland, it gives me no pleasure to say: ‘I told you so.’
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Matt Ridley
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Indigenous peoples in North America have been conrolling the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> threat of wild
>>>>>>>>>>>>> fires with prescribed/controlled burns for centuries. Canada
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is looking to do
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the same in co-operation with our native people. We have a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem doing this
>>>>>>>>>>>>> however because of the acessibility and vastness of our
>>>>>>>>>>>>> forests. But in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> country the size of Britain (and other European countries), it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> seems to me
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that controlled fires are a no brainer.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Are inaccessible fires in vast forests really a problem?
>>>>>>>>>>>> I think they're as likely good for the land's long term health.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> There is that, but an uncontrolled fire can massively grow and
>>>>>>>>>>> send a lot of
>>>>>>>>>>> smoke to people populated areas.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> A bit like a volcano.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Yeah like that.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The northeast US is hundreds of miles from the wildfires yet we've had
>>>>>>>> serious air quality warnings this year and last. A few weeks ago it
>>>>>>>> literally dimmed the sun for several days, making what was otherwise a
>>>>>>>> clear day look cloudy.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wildfires-smoke-millions-exposed-
>>>>>>>> midwest-northeast-us/
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Those pictures are not an exaggeration. That's what it really
>>>>>>>> looked like.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Meanwhile the idiot treehuggers think they know what's best.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am an admitted tree hugger but I am also a realist and think that
>>>>>>> one answer
>>>>>>> here is controlled burning. Another is education and strictly
>>>>>>> enforced laws
>>>>>>> against those who are careless and start fires through laziness and
>>>>>>> ignorance,
>>>>>>> clearing vegetation around and near dwellings and building fire
>>>>>>> resistent
>>>>>>> homes.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That would probably be more effective than increasing the price
>>>>>> of petrol, gas and electricity for already stretched workers.
>>>>> 
>>>>> yah. And somebody should point out to the 'tree huggers' that controlled
>>>>> burning actually saves more trees than not doing it because left to
>>>>> itself
>>>>> wildfires will continue to happen. And trees will burn even more so
>>>>> because of
>>>>> the weather changes and encroachment.
>>>> 
>>>> given that u actually live in canada maybe u should spend half a second
>>>> researching what it takes to do effective fuel management for the
>>>> forests ur actually talking about
>>>> 
>>>> god boomers are so stupid
>>>> 
>>> That should wrap up the discussion about the unspoken truth about
>>> wildfires. Good work, Nick! You really trashed Tara's theory by
>>> suggesting that, since she lives in the Canadian forest, she should
>>> research it using Grok.
>> 
>> Research nothing using grok.  Canada has forest managers, and you can
>> bet that they do what they can.  The certainly don't need us telling
>> them how to do their job.
>> 
> That being said, no analysis of Canadian forest management can compare 
> to the great analysis by Nick, who is now an expert in just about 
> everything, especially fire science and wildfire prevention.
> 

lol. Good one