American Wildfires

mooray said:

Fuck yeah, thanks for posting this. Our food situation is absolute shit from top to bottom. It's significant slice of the pie as to why I'd like to leave the US.

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We leave 40% of our crops rotting in the fields mainly because of cosmetic issues. Just with celery they take just the heart even though the rest is perfectly good. That's just one example of many.

"What most people don’t know is that when you buy something perfectly cut and trimmed, the rest of the plant is cut off and left in the field, releasing harmful greenhouse gases into the environment. Shockingly, these practices cause over 60% of all romaine in the U.S. to be wasted on farms and over 40% of celery, just to name a few."

topcat said:

Reminder of Pompeii.

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That's why they pull back and they should. Those firefighters are braver than shit and will put themselves in danger if we let them. Lessons have been learned over the years as the fires become more intense and unpredictable.

Get the fuck out and let it burn. Don't lose any lives.

Many lessons were learned from this tragic incident.



I talked to a friend the other day and they have their "Go Bag" ready and a camper loaded up with personal items ready to go. They don't have anything to worry about right now but are about 20 miles from the Hog Creek Fire that looks to be contained. At least for now. But with all the yahoos out on all the roads and trails in the coast range it's just a matter of time before some idiot starts a fire. It's bone dry and the terrain is rather difficult as anyone that's been in the area knows.

At least they have access to water for aerial drops.

The Bootleg fire in Oregon is so big now it's created it's own weather system.

All that smoke in NYC is from fires in Canada

you can tell because it smells like maple

Sir Napsalot said:

All that smoke in NYC is from fires in Canada

you can tell because it smells like maple

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I'm on the east coast, smells like Douglas fir to me with a hint of Sequoia, 2021 will be a vintage year.

California's Tamarack Fire closes US 395: 'Flames are visible from the highway'

doublejj said:

California's Tamarack Fire closes US 395: 'Flames are visible from the highway'
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Looks like a chaparral fire to me.

DIY-HP-LED said:

Looks like a chaparral fire to me.

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sagebrush

Cheat grass, an invasive weed that is taking over dry lands in the west is better adapted to short intervals between wildfire. So this may be the last time desert sage grows in that area. Cheat grass is low value feedstock and feeds fewer cattle per acre than native dryland plants would. Oh well. Maybe I should be content with the soylent green I got from the grocery store yesterday.

I'm being evacuated right now, from Dixie fire.

Funkentelechy said:

I'm being evacuated right now, from Dixie fire.

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Ahhhh that really sucks. What's the plan?

Funkentelechy said:

I'm being evacuated right now, from Dixie fire.

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best of luck.....save yourself

doublejj said:

California's Tamarack Fire closes US 395: 'Flames are visible from the highway'
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I got stuck in a fire North of Susanville when we were moving back to Oregon in 1987- the flames were right up to the highway. I ended up sleeping in my pickup in a turnout area until they opened the road about 3AM

Funkentelechy said:

I'm being evacuated right now, from Dixie fire.

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I wish you and all your neighbors the best man. Good luck.

Civil unrest in Iran over water shortages, farm animals are dying and rolling blackouts because of low water in dam reservoirs, water is being trucked into many villages. This is just the beginning of the new norm for many parts of the world, wild fires everywhere.

captainmorgan said:

Civil unrest in Iran over water shortages, farm animals are dying and rolling blackouts because of low water in dam reservoirs, water is being trucked into many villages. This is just the beginning of the new norm for many parts of the world, wild fires everywhere.

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At the rate they are going they will be trucking water into CA, NV and AZ before too long.

Some pics of the 2020 fires we had in Oz. The 2nd biggest fires ever recorded anywhere on earth ever. Caused buy climate changes effects of 5 years of not enough rain. This will only get worse unless we do something about it!!

From fire to flood...
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Monsoon rains could bust exceptional drought across the Southwest

CNN —
A surge of monsoonal moisture is bringing rounds of heavy rain and strong thunderstorms to areas of the Southwest that are currently suffering from extreme to exceptional drought conditions.

Nearly 10 million people are under flash flood watches across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

While expansive rain and thunderstorms will affect much of the Southwest this weekend, the highest rainfall totals are expected across the state of Arizona where some locations could tally upwards of 6 inches. This amount of rain in such a short period of time have prompted significant flash flooding concerns.
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I'm drinking and having an American wildfire on my yard tonight