wildfires

I was saddened to read about the wildfire on Table Mountain. I hope that any posters that live there or thereabouts are safe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56793317 I like Cape Town and I particularly like Table Mountain. Back in 2005 I was completely unprepared when I climbed it...

And no end in sight to the damage in what is being called The Wine Country fires. Here in Sacramento, a good 200 miles from the Sonoma area, the skies are clouded over with Smoke. Also some fires in Socal:they had to close Disneyland for a while yesterday....

Since this fire is currently only a few miles away from my house I have much interest in it. And I ran into the following comments from this MSNBC article. First off it seems that it is the namby pamby hippies fault San Francisco gets its water and electricity from the Sierra Nevada. Note...

19 Arizona firefighters killed in one of nation's deadliest blazes All 19 had deployed person fire shelters and most were found inside. This is the worst hotshot disaster that comes to my mind anyway - 15 were killed at Alder Creek and around the same number in the infamous Mann Gulch fire in...

First McCain said: "There is substantial evidence that some of these fires have been caused by people who have crossed our border illegally... The answer to that part of the problem is to get a secure border." Oops! He really meant: “Arizona is currently facing the worst wildfire season in...

Happening now in Montecito, ritzy area near Santa Barbara (which is itself rather ritzy). Several dozen homes already destroyed. It's those winds, those hot and fast Santa Ana winds from the North / Northeast. Currently about 50 miles per hour, higher gusts. No word yet if there are...

First, I am very glad that the response to the wildfires in California has been swift and well executed. However, I've heard unflattering comparisons between the emergency response to these fires and the emergency response to hurricane Katrina. Obviously, there are huge differences in what can...

There is actually a good reason to investigate this one officially. Black Water USA has been trying to get the permits to open a mercenary school near the point of origin of the Portrero blaze in California. The locals strongly object. The congreesman who represents the district strongly...

I have yet to find these CTs online yet, but I've heard around the office that people have heard these various CTs: Arson: Several people have been arrested recently setting new fires. Including some guy on a Harley Davidson followed by a helicopter, and reported to police. (Sounds like too...

The mysterious fires in the Silician town of Canneto Di Caronia continue (earlier mentioned in JREF forums here , and more recently on MSNBC here ). According to the piece on MSNBC, foul play has been ruled out, and the cause still isn't forthcoming. There are a few interesting things to...

I was listening to radio and I heard this professor (Dr. Thomas M. Bonnicksen) interviewed about the current forest fires. He is a professor of forestry and he was talking about how because of the current environmental laws we have too many trees. If I remembered correctly, he said in this...