Anyone else watching the coverage on this? They aren’t even trying to put out the fires at this point. The wind is too strong and the fire is moving too fast. And, the winds are expected to increase overnight.
Could be some epic destruction.
Yeah what the heck happen I just saw quick article how like half of the hills are up in fire and there using bulldozers to move cars off the street.
Pretty crazy. I heard upwards of 100mph wind gusts! Saw video of the dozer clearing the street of cars. Hope those that need to get out can.
a couple blizzards, ice, and maybe some hail are all OK in my book. Beautiful area, but I wouldn’t live out there if you paid me to – and you’d have to because I can’t afford it. Hope everyone gets out safe, I would hate to live under the threat of something like that every year, let alone the anticipation of “the Big One.”
They are better off letting it burn at this point as long as they can get people out. It really sucks, but this has been going on for how long now and you cannot stop it or at least they havent been able to thus far.
We spend a week every February in Palm Springs California and although that’s a couple hours East of LA, it’s pretty easy to see how fires in the area would get out of control in a hurry. Those dry winds are persistent for days on end.
Last year we did do a 2 day side run to LA and some of the areas just NW of the city that are now being impacted. There are some absolutely beautiful places out there that I’m sure won’t look the same again in my lifetime.
Yeah, sounds like the Pasedena area is getting hit pretty hard. Every time I watch the Rose Bowl it just looks like paradise. LA is a dump, but go a valley or two over and it’s incredible.
Those to blame for not being prepared are blaming it on climate change.
There is NOTHING that we can do to change the climate.
IF floods or fires are the result of a changing climate, prepare for floods and fires.
Those to blame for not being prepared are blaming it on climate change.
There is NOTHING that we can do to change the climate.
IF floods or fires are the result of a changing climate, prepare for floods and fires.
Amen.
Lots of lives and property being lost out there. Lots of lives being turned upside down.
Next summer will be all about the mud slides.
How many feet of snow or how many consectutive days of -20 would equal those fires?
Lots of lives and property being lost out there. Lots of lives being turned upside down.
Next summer will be all about the mud slides.How many feet of snow or how many consectutive days of -20 would equal those fires?
None in terms of damaged property. May have a few furnaces go out and pipes freeze – a city or two may have some water main issues, but it wouldn’t cause widespread devastation. Even a major tornado outbreak wouldn’t come close. I think a hurricane might be the closest comparison. I hate the winter in MN more and more every year, but wouldn’t trade it for that kind of risk and a little warmth for 3 months.
Hurricanes and wildfires cause the most property/infrastructure damage, no doubt. The news media love to cover them endlessly too.
But heatwaves actually kill more people every year than all the other weather catastrophies combined.
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