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Originally Posted by Kevin
Navane, maybe you can help some of us (me) sort through the bullshit in the media. Are these fires caused by poor forest management, warmer climate, or what? What's the story there?
Are these things normal or is this worse than normal?
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I have lived in SF area for most of the last 30 years. The fires start from a variety of sources, most of the ones from August were started by lightning, one was from some yahoo using explosives for a gender reveal party. Many get started by carelessness.
The big issue is how FAST they spread. They spread with alarming speed due to how dry all the trees are. CA has two seasons, the rainy season is usually from Nov thru March. Some years that gets extended into early June. Many years the rain stops in January. So by October things are pretty dry. Also, the winds shift to come from the east, so the humidity drops and the winds fan the flames.
Yes, things have gotten worse. the records show warmer temps, and less rain. THIS IS CLIMATE CHANGE. Forest Management has zip to do with it. I would suggest looking at some SCIENTIFIC sources, like SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.