Re:PG&E will bury 10k miles of power lines so they don't spa...
by nomel on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:42PM
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Fire is such an ancient and normal part of California that redwoods have evolved to be fireproof, with many local trees and plants having seeds that require fire for germination. [1]
[1] https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/your-national-fo...
Re:PG&E will bury 10k miles of power lines so they don't spa...
by danans on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:27PM
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> It's NOT primarily or even remotely Global Warming however. California has a fundamentally dry climate the intrinsically assures wild fires will occur.
Global warming is an amplifier for wildfire risk, not a cause. The increasing length of the dry season under the influence of global warming has made these sorts of fires that much more likely.
Re:PG&E will bury 10k miles of power lines so they don't spa...
by the_dune_13 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:24PM
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> It's NOT primarily or even remotely Global Warming however.
That's for sure an opinion I would love to have more information on.
Re:PG&E will bury 10k miles of power lines so they don't spa...
by thatguy0900 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:40PM
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Native Americans did controlled burns to prevent catastrophic wildfires and encourage new plant growth. Fires in California have been an issue well before man made pollution became a thing.
This is good for PG&E because it can't be blamed for wild fires. The wild fires will still continue to happen only now it will be the set remaining causes:
(lightning, car exhaust systems, campers' fires, arsonists, ...)
It's NOT primarily or even remotely Global Warming however. California has a fundamentally dry climate the intrinsically assures wild fires will occur. Expanding in wild fire prone areas is a direct result of real estate booms and costs, which are primarily high for artificial human reasons such as NIMBYism, greed, real estate as investment, etc.