Re: The unspoken truth about wildfires

On 7/31/26 3:54 PM, Tara wrote:
> 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
> 

if dud had an actual critique on the argument he wouldn't be have to 
engaging in a _bear_ origin fallacy

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