In Visiting a Charred California, Trump Confronts a Scientific Reality He Denies

[jacksonsprat22]

To the global scientific community, the acres of scorched earth and ash-filled skies across the American West are the tragic, but predictable, result of accelerating climate change. Nearly two years ago, federal government scientists concluded that greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels could triple the frequency of severe fires across the Western states.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/u...gtype=Homepage

[Text Drivers are Killers]

The fires are deliberately set by Burn Loot Murder.

The $50 billion newsom gives to illegal aliens every year should have gone to fire mitigation.

[Geeko Sportivo]

The fires are deliberately set by Burn Loot Murder.

The $50 billion newsom gives to illegal aliens every year should have gone to fire mitigation.

TRUMP has incited RIGHT WING EXTREMISTS to burn California, Washington, and OREGON to the ground.

BECAUSE HE CAN'T WIN IN THOSE BLUE STATES AND HAS BEEN INCITING HATRED AGAINST THEM!

[PostmodernProphet]

is that scientific reality the failed experiment in llib'rul political leadership in California?......

[Nordberg]

is that scientific reality the failed experiment in llib'rul political leadership in California?......

Liberal leadership causes forest fires? You are Smokey the idiot.

[PostmodernProphet]

Liberal leadership causes forest fires? You are Smokey the idiot.

where are the fires?.....

[Into the Night]

Liberal leadership causes forest fires? You are Smokey the idiot.

He didn't say that, liberal idiot. He said liberal policies make fires worse.

[Bigdog]

To the global scientific community, the acres of scorched earth and ash-filled skies across the American West are the tragic, but predictable, result of accelerating climate change. Nearly two years ago, federal government scientists concluded that greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels could triple the frequency of severe fires across the Western states.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/u...gtype=Homepage

If Newsom believed the so-called "science", WHY didn't he clear out the dead wood and do controlled burns? Why didn't Jerry Brown do anything? Demcorats control the effing State. They've had total control with ONE PARTY RULE for a long time.

[dukkha]

If Newsom believed the so-called "science", WHY didn't he clear out the dead wood and do controlled burns? Why didn't Jerry Brown do anything? Demcorats control the effing State. They've had total control with ONE PARTY RULE for a long time.

they have completely abandoned forest management.. why?

[cancel2 2022]

they have completely abandoned forest management.. why?

Because of the Spotted Owl and stuff.

[dukkha]

Because of the Spotted Owl and stuff.

spotted owls dont live through raging fires either..it's beyond stupid not to do clearing

[cancel2 2022]

spotted owls dont live through raging fires either..it's beyond stupid not to do clearing

You are talking about Californicators, they rarely make sense.

[Into the Night]

spotted owls dont live through raging fires either..it's beyond stupid not to do clearing

They're not stupid enough to sit in trees on fire. They can fly, you know.

[Nordberg]

they have completely abandoned forest management.. why?

Who is they? The federal government controls 57 percent of Californias forest land. How good a job did they do? Just think if Trump did what he said is needed and the fires bypassed his incredible job, he would have a huge point to run on.

[Legion]

they have completely abandoned forest management.. why?

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As I understand it, the reason that west coast fires are burning again this year (which they do annually) has a lot to do with "environmental activism" and the rigid adherence of organizations like the Sierra Club etc. to the recent doctrine of fire suppression and the opposition to logging that goes along with the "green" movement. The US Forest Service is frequently the plaintiff in protracted legal battles which preclude thinning the fuel load in western timberland.

The grass fires are also a regular occurrence. Before California's real estate sprawl made it politically impossibly to just let them burn themselves out, that was exactly what happened.

Now fire crews aggressively try to extinguish every conflagration (because lives and property are at risk), and the dry, flammable ground cover remains in place just waiting for a spark and the Santa Ana winds.