Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The California fires
The fires in southern California are inflicting lots of economic damage -- factories and other businesses in the region have been shut for two days -- and, I'm sure, personal losses. Dangerous and destructive as they are, though, fires make for some cool photographs:
7 Comments:
By 
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Wed Oct 24, 01:16:00 AM:
Heres something to blame on the envromentalists wackos for filing all those stupid lawsuits to halt proper managment of the land SUE THE SIERRA CLUB and put JULIA(BUTTERFLY)HILL on the firelines
By 
GreenmanTim, at
Wed Oct 24, 10:16:00 AM:
The fires in Southern California have little to do with forest management, B of P, so perhaps it is not Ms. Hill but what she represents that you find culpable here. The fuel types that are feeding these conflagrations are extremely flamable by nature, regardless of how they are managed, and made worse by extreme weather conditions. Hilly terrain and Santa Ana winds combined with volitile fuel types are part of the package in Southern CA and proper management of the land is not the issue here. Building in fire prone areas combined with exceptional drought and rising temperatures (climate change) is where the problem lies. Not sure how that is the fault of environmental wackos, though we might have more to talk about regarding fuel loading in other western forest types.
By , at
Wed Oct 24, 10:39:00 AM:
Reguardless greenman the eco-wackos irresposible ideas have lead to our mess they need to be held accountible for it
By TigerHawk, at
Wed Oct 24, 11:38:00 AM:
I dunno, Bird. It might be that we have arrogantly built a lot of houses in places with a lot of inherent dangers (such as fire, earthquake, and flood), all because the weather is really great and there are excellent beaches nearby.
By , at
Wed Oct 24, 01:19:00 PM:
I live in San Diego and can tell you the fires have nothing to do with forest management or climate change. We get Santa Ana winds, hot and very dry, every year and have forever. These winds and the lack of rain for months on end (it really never rains in So. Cal.) turns our entire county into a tinderbox. Once the fire starts the winds carry the embers for miles, like raining down lit matches all over the brush covered hills. TH got it right, it is an inherent risk of living in the most beautiful spot in the US.
By Dawnfire82, at
Wed Oct 24, 02:47:00 PM:
I'm sure the giant clouds of smoke and ash lit by the light of hellish flames torching the bodies of firefighters trying to save people's livelihoods makes for a lovely locale. With a unique view like that, I can totally see why people would spend vast sums of money to live on the edge of a gargantuan tinder box. If only the rest of us could be so lucky.
Although I suppose I can accept the runner up prize of moving to a filthy crime ridden cesspool that has sunk below sea level just for the music and food...
By , at
Thu Oct 25, 12:47:00 AM:
Our local fire dept just sent a pumper truck down there yesterday
