Mastodawn

Wildfires Explained: What Makes Them So Dangerous?

PeerTube

Rich Thompson (IMET)

Current conditions (424 PM) near the #ForkFire:

Temp: 91-95
RH: 33-38%
Wind: SW to W 5-8 MPH Gust 14-18 MPH

Good upcanyon winds thru the San Gabriel River Canyon. #FireBehavior

Once again the driving force behind a devastating wildfire is combustible non native invasive grasses. Same as the paradise fire, and many other catastrophic fires in the west. The role invasive grasses play in these catastrophic fires is just beginning to be studied
#InvasiveGrasses
#FireBehavior
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/hawaii-fires-death-toll-expected-rise-significantly-buildings-searched

Three days later, Maui is mourning loss of life and land, with governor Josh Green warning there will be more fatalities

The Guardian

Gift Article from the Washington Post: “Wildfires were once slowed by night and winter. Not anymore.”

Wildfires threaten 59 million homes now. We need a new approach.

The Washington Post