[AT] Another Hurricane

[Mogrits]

I agree with Mike here- it's lack of prescribed burning. It's done
regularly here (In the Southeast US) to manage timberland and maximize
forest growth. It's done for some croplands, too.

It's not necessary to "rake" or remove the debris to create firebreaks and
burn off the load of accumulated fuel. When the market allows it, the
diseased wood can be sold for pulp rather than burn it.

My brother is a forester. I have seen him and two other foresters burn well
over 100 acres at a time here using little more than one 4-wheeler and a
couple torches. No drama whatsoever, and his company's insurance premiums
are surprisingly low.

I won't pretend to know anything about forestry practices in New Zealand,
or even what kind of forests exist there, but in the Western US our forests
were managed by Native Americans for centuries with prescribed burning as
they understood it at the time. There is also the addition out West now of
Eucalyptus trees, which are not indigenous. They explode and burn like
tinder when exposed to these fires.

Warren



On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 5:48 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Lack of managed forestry.
>
> On 9/13/2020 1:19 PM, bradloomis at charter.net wrote:
>
> The closest to me is the Dolan fire (Big Sur), intentionally set, which is over 117,000 acres with 40% containment. A week ago we had the worst air in the world. Now that honor has moved north, but this morning and every morning when I go outside that is the aroma, smoke. Cars are covered in ash. I've lived in California since 58, here in Morro Bay since 79 and this is by far the worst I've seen. Many landmarks are no more.https://www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/?utm_source=sfmc_100035609&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30759+Today%27s+Headlines+9%2f08%2f20&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.latimes.com%2fwildfires-map%2f&utm_id=13437&sfmc_id=1570448
> Brad
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> And they say that we’re only half way through the season. Anybody hear about damage/losses from the California and Oregon fires?
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> Carl
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> Looks like Louisiana stands a good chance of getting another Hurricane.
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> I wish every one luck.  Trouble does come in threes.
> Tom in Waller Tx.
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