As I watch a vacant lot two houses down from us get clear cut it fills me with such sadness.

Here in Florida we are in a drought. There's a burn ban at the moment. I had the random thought but think it would be really smart policy:

Burn Ban should be extended to place a hold on ALL clear cutting, paving, and tree removal. As long as we're in a drought and heat wave there is no justification for exacerbating the situation.

#Florida #HeatWave #ClimateChange #PublicPolicy #UrbanPolicy #PublicPlanning #Drought #BurnBan #Environmentalist

Ottawa burn ban added to list of fire advisories, restrictions
There is both major flooding and a high forest fire risk for parts of eastern Ontario and western Quebec late this April.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-ontario-quebec-ncc-burn-ban-fire-risk-9.7179858?cmp=rss

OCS/Mesonet Ticker | January 14, 2026 | Smokey sez no
https://ticker.mesonet.org/ticker?date=2026-01-14

#OKW #Oklahoma #Drought #BurnBan

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