Re:California’s Wildfire Policy Backfired (2019)
by donw on Sunday August 23, 2020 @02:49AM
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The federal policy stopped in 1968.
Enthusiasts of subtraction of real numbers will note that was 52 years ago.
I'm a California native, and a quick look at past wildfires[1] confirms my hunch, that the vast majority -- 82% -- of California's most devastating wildfires have occurred in the past twenty years.
One peak happened in 2008, the other in 2018. Pretty sure Trump wasn't president in 2008.
California absolutely has done a poor job of state infrastructure management, across the board.
Enthusiasts of subtraction of real numbers will note that was 52 years ago.
I'm a California native, and a quick look at past wildfires[1] confirms my hunch, that the vast majority -- 82% -- of California's most devastating wildfires have occurred in the past twenty years.
One peak happened in 2008, the other in 2018. Pretty sure Trump wasn't president in 2008.
California absolutely has done a poor job of state infrastructure management, across the board.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_wildfires