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Environment & Energy

House of Roberts

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1. I'm in North Alabama,

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:10 PM

Aug 2021

and we get enough rain here to make controlled burns safe and feasible. Most of the rain we get is Gulf moisture, distributed all over the southern states by natural upper level airflows.

You can't have a controlled burn with the tinderbox conditions out West.

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Why The South Is Decades Ahead Of The West In Wildfire Prevention [View all] Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 OP

I'm in North Alabama, House of Roberts Aug 2021 #1

Especially since they waited decades to long to do anything. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #2

It doesn't rain in California in the summertime like it does in the south and the humidity is zero demosincebirth Aug 2021 #3

Exactly. "Controlled" burns are not possible in a tinderbox where even a cigarette butt CousinIT Aug 2021 #4

IIRC Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 #5

Problem is they have drought in Winter in many areas half the time too. CousinIT Aug 2021 #8

I know but California you really have understand the forest fires and why they have so many demosincebirth Aug 2021 #10

This is not an apples to apples comparison. The climates CentralMass Aug 2021 #6

I Didn't Know About Ag Burning Season modrepub Aug 2021 #7

Fighting fire with fire? Controlled burns may work in NorCal, but not always in SoCal quaint Aug 2021 #9

Lightning ignition was less significant in Southern California fires after humans arrived. hunter Aug 2021 #11

Gatlinburg was the 1st thing I thought of... Duppers Sep 2021 #12