Why anyone would want to live in California anymore.
Sad what is happening now.
Honest question, do they do any cutting back on the undergrowth, knowing these winds come in every year?
This is tragic.
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The Dreamers’ don’t run to California anymore.
And yes is it’s a sad deal. People running to get out of California
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Money flows where it is appreciated. California governance is saying they do not care so money is voting with it’s feet.
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In this instance, I think the density of homes is as much, if not more fuel as the brush for the fire.
I read a New York Times book review last year for a book called “Fire Weather” that included this line about how flammable our homes are:
Vaillant notes that homes used to be crammed with natural materials: wooden tables and chairs, sofas stuffed with cotton, curtains made of lace — flammable, yes, but not compared with today’s combustible houses. Now furniture is made of plastic or wood composites, held together with resins and glues and coated or filled with synthetic materials like nylon and polyurethane.
10 hrs of 60-80 mile an hr winds blew those embers everywhere, was 30-50 all day before, no rain in that area for over 100 days, when that Santa Ana’s start whipping like that it sucks any moisture there is outta there in a flash, literal firestorm.
Wife’s cousin’s husband is a battalion chief in that zone, been doing it in the area for 35 years, told his wife ( my wife’s cousin) he’s never seen anything like that last night, and he’s fought plenty
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Newsome definitely has blood on his hands.
Diverting snow melt and record rains straight into the ocean is criminal.
The fire hydrants have no pressure.
Not a single reservoir built in 10 years?
No plan for clearing brush, i.e. tinder for wild fires?
Like I said, criminal.
It is not against the climate change agenda to pursue smart land management, or at least, it shouldn’t be.
Absolutely blows my mind.
So ridiculously sad, and unnecessary.
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Hammer meets nail Jeromy, dudes an idiot
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After this latest round of fires, expect a max exodus from CA to elsewhere, including NWA. We are already seeing the same here in TX from FL after the hurricanes & damage have tripled insurance costs to unaffordable levels.
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Reverse grapes of wrath in Baxter County for 10 years. Every other day there is Cali in a Lexus entering fly shop in Norfork asking about land. Their grand parents were from Arkansas. That is so common. Most want to build. Some look at existing homes. Want bigger. They are stunned at how far their money goes and how little we are taxed. They do have to buy coats and long underwear.
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CA govt has tried for decades to build more reservoirs but unsuccessful due to high costs, limited remaining workable sites, permits, & legal challenges. Regardless of reasonable & affordable efforts, impossible to overcome climate, mud slides, fires, earthquakes, etc. Like many parts of our country, CA residents are weighing the financial & emotional costs vs benefits of living in harms way.
I’ve spent a lot of time in your state. I only experienced Santa Ana wind once. Unbelievable. Been in hotels where dozens and dozens of firefighters were staying because of wild fires.
Prayers for all out there.
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Better look at Texas, Louisiana, Florida ,Appalachia, Iowa etc. Better management of resource and budgets. Focus on solutions not use situations for political gains.
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Can’t speak for Iowa or Florida, but most in TX & LA would disagree about better management of resources & budgets.
Houstonians have ongoing flooding, DFW & Central TX extreme water shortages & rationing, West, Central & No. TX wildfires, & a fragile & unstable statewide electric grid that fails during summer heat & winter cold. Same is true of the avoidable NOLA flooding from Katrina.
Most of us in TX well understand the mismanagement of resources & lack of funds & viable solutions that are primarily due to state & local politics & the overcrowding - the same issues as in CA.
This is the first fires in Southern California in 40 years! It all started with a severe drought that lasted some 8 months and then you add the high winds it’s just tragic. I don’t know if there was anything that California could have done to prevent this but like you said it’s tragic!
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Fires are not hurricanes. i have seen dry fall corn field erupt without warning. The fires spread can spread rapidly across the acreage. Who do you blame for the fire? The farmer doing the field work.
This mismanagement of nature’s resources are cost passed to insurance-food costs -etc…Total abuse. Mother Nature will win out.