Maybe we should blame California's water shortage on Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the California pistachio magnates. Their snack food orchards use more water than entire cities. Put it on the mayor. Put it on the governor. So long as Herr Adolph has someone to politically blame. Maybe we should put it on the Reznicks. Maybe that entire class of people whom the Reznicks represent. The capitalist few, which includes Herr Donald.. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14268323/pistachio-tycoons-water-usage-los-angeles-california.html
Wildland firefighting is primarily an exercise in containment. Establishment of anchor points and flanking the fire by establishing control lines. Essentially, the fire burns itself out by consuming the existing fuels. This is done thru hand-lines, bulldozer-lines and natural barriers. One can also backburn to establish zones devoid of fuel. Dumping retardent & water via aircraft very temporsrily knock the firefront down, but hardly extingushes the fire - theoretically, it 'slows' the spread. It is near impossible to 'put out' a raging wildfire. However, the wildland fires caused urban fires - 'think' the Great Chicago Fire. The problem was diagnosed decades ago with the concept of 'interface fires'. The solution, if there is one, is to establish building codes that reflect environmental factors.
I believe you're both in New York? Please, STFU about the fires here in LA since you, like all these other non-Californians prattling on, really don't know what you're talking about.
Maybe we should blame California's water shortage on Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the California pistachio magnates. Their snack food orchards use more water than entire cities. Put it on the mayor. Put it on the governor. So long as Herr Adolph has someone to politically blame. Maybe we should put it on the Reznicks. Maybe that entire class of people whom the Reznicks represent. The capitalist few, which includes Herr Donald.. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14268323/pistachio-tycoons-water-usage-los-angeles-california.html
Sullivan, in a righteous world would be headed to the dock in the Hague, as a war criminal.
Wildland firefighting is primarily an exercise in containment. Establishment of anchor points and flanking the fire by establishing control lines. Essentially, the fire burns itself out by consuming the existing fuels. This is done thru hand-lines, bulldozer-lines and natural barriers. One can also backburn to establish zones devoid of fuel. Dumping retardent & water via aircraft very temporsrily knock the firefront down, but hardly extingushes the fire - theoretically, it 'slows' the spread. It is near impossible to 'put out' a raging wildfire. However, the wildland fires caused urban fires - 'think' the Great Chicago Fire. The problem was diagnosed decades ago with the concept of 'interface fires'. The solution, if there is one, is to establish building codes that reflect environmental factors.
https://the-lookout.org/
This guy is a treasure...I learn so much by watching his takes on current fires.
Thanks, Aaron and Katie. Great show, as always. I'm looking forward to watching this week's Thursday Throwdown. Have a great week!
Gravely voice: please this is stupid talk.
His wife just became a Congresswoman
Thought show did spare the worst of the news readers, but believe more could have been said about fires.
Has Israel offered any assistance to Californians?
I believe you're both in New York? Please, STFU about the fires here in LA since you, like all these other non-Californians prattling on, really don't know what you're talking about.