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2021-07-26 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

California wildfire torches homes as blazes continue to spread in Western US

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Posted by Fred 2021-07-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

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Welcome to Burnaforina.
Want to bet soon we will see the media promoting a Climate Friendly Special Interest Group calling for the elimination of the Northern California Power Grid?

YES ! California Wild Fires are Climate & Man related.
But not by Climate Freezing, Climate Warming or Climate Change.

But, it still is mainly a natural climate Cycle seen in that seasonally dry, windy and Lighting storm prone areas. Its a cycle that been going on for many many generations before settlers came to the area. history. Sure power lines are an added source, just like Mother natures lighting sparks cause dry things to burn.

In pre-Settler days, the Northern California Native American tribes deliberately used controlled burns many times the size of what we see today.

See: "To Manage Wildfire, California Looks To What Tribes Have Known All Along" By: Lauren Sommer • Aug 24, 2020

Note: They also used these fires as a weapon to also burn out hostile tribes and yes settlers. Hence why the tribal annual set fires were quickly stopped by settlers.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-07-26 07:10|| 2021-07-26 07:10|| Front Page Top

#2 In the old days they didn’t have Australian eucalyptus trees all over the landscape, which burn very hot and then explode, scattering hot coals much more widely... and between fires the sap glues bird beaks closed so the poor little things starve to death. But unthinking tree huggers refuse to allow the trees to be culled by the thoughtful, because as trees they are sacred.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-07-26 07:29|| 2021-07-26 07:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I see a new effort. Put up signs for tree huggers, Hug Australian eucalyptus trees. There now that's fixed. Maybe that will work as with the birds.

Posted by Dale 2021-07-26 09:24|| 2021-07-26 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Better yet, put up a sign that says- Fire Free Zone. That will stop these fires.

Posted by jack salami 2021-07-26 09:45|| 2021-07-26 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Toward the end of the nineteenth century eucalyptus trees were planted in California by the thousands. They were sold as the perfect tree for firewood.

Posted by Gerthudion Whomoper3485 2021-07-26 11:02|| 2021-07-26 11:02|| Front Page Top

#6 a mature Euc will contain up to 100 gallons of Eucalyptus oil. The were planted in San Diego County as fast-growing lumber for railroad ties. Unfortunately, they suck as ties and were never widely used

Posted by Frank G 2021-07-26 11:58|| 2021-07-26 11:58|| Front Page Top

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