A controlled blaze in Utah could improve models of how wildfire smoke spreads

Re:A controlled blaze in Utah could improve models of how wi... by magduf on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @04:31PM (#20034083)

This is incorrect. There are still old-growth forests, such as the Amazon, but they're still being clear-cut.

It's very, very simple: stop doing that.

No, we can't easily get back the old-growth forests in the US, as that ship has sailed, but there's more to the planet than the US, and we can stop causing even more damage. But we don't want to.

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Re:A controlled blaze in Utah could improve models of how wi... by non-prophet on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @12:12AM (#20036794)

There are also old-growth forests in the United States. Many in the Upper Midwest, are in areas not on maps in 1800s due to cartographic errors. Another, Cathedral Pines in Wisconsin was not logged at the request of the timber company manager's wife, so she could continue her prayer group in the forest. List of old-growth forests in the US that need continued protection not only from timber harvests but from disease, fire, and pests:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_old-growth_forests

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Re:A controlled blaze in Utah could improve models of how wi... by xeromal on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:51PM (#20036185)

Brazil isn't going to stop so do we invade a sovereign nation to get them to stop in order to benefit the world?

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Re:A controlled blaze in Utah could improve models of how wi... by darkpuma on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @12:25AM (#20036850)

If you ranked all wars humanity has fought from most justified to least, I expect your proposed war would be rather near the top.

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Re:A controlled blaze in Utah could improve models of how wi... by xeromal on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @01:24AM (#20037052)

Oh, I definitely agree. I just don't think anyone else is on board with me. There should be UN forces that help steward our earth from dipshit despots.

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