Absolutely so confused and heartbroken by what's going on in my home right now.
These fires are a direct result of climate change and what happens when you refuse to let the indigenous people have say over their land. Overgrowth of invasive species (eucalyptus trees), lack of brush burnings, and selling out parcels of land to corporations for fracking led to this.
#landback #tongvaland #LosAngeles #EatonFire #PalisadesFire #HurstFire #SunsetFire
There are currently 116 incarcerated youth still sheltered in place at a juvie in Sylmar. The #HurstFire is burning 2 miles away and administration has only issued an "evacuation warning", meaning evacuation is encouraged but not required.
Meanwhile, everyone ELSE within a 2 mile proximity of any flames are expected to evacuate per regulations...
Am I supposed to be okay and normal about that orrrrrrrrrr
https://edsource.org/updates/juvenile-hall-in-sylmar-under-evacuation-warning-amid-ongoing-l-a-fires
It can't be true that there is no climate change in America!
Only in "libtard" states like California! 😁
Daniel Swain @weatherwest clarified the interesting climate connection:
background to the fires are
*the 2 wettest, preceding years on record, which had plants grow enormously compared to what is normal in Southern #California;
*the hottest summer on record with its also record-high water hungry atmosphere;
*a bone-dry autumn and winter with almost no rain since October in the areas now on fire;
*unusual warmth these days with increased evaporation.
All of the above amassed bone-dry fuel load in the forest and grassy ecosystems and also of cultivated plants in the suburbs.
Without the extreme weather whiplash of extreme wetness followed by extreme heat=evaporation and extreme dryness,
ie, without climate change,
the fires wouldn't be so severe.
Additionally, a prolonged fire season due to #ClimateChange now easier meets with the recurring #SantaAna winter wind pattern.
A fire plus wind = billions of burning ambers are swirling around, entering houses through the tiniest cracks, and thus, burning structures from within. As well as spreading fires – out of any attempt to control them.
Daniel showed these suburban snowstorm of burning ambers in his YT live streams yesterday. I had no idea this was a thing!
@anlomedad @professor444 @weatherwest
Rainfall amounts in previous years are irrelevant because they have long since run off. The soil cannot store it long-term, especially in mountainous regions. Stone does not store water, the extreme growth of plants is a result of increased nitrogen concentration in the air! Due to the massive combustion processes worldwide!
@Dillerjohann @professor444 @weatherwest
Record amount of rain in the 2 preceding years has let plants grow.
Now, this unusual amount of plant mass is bone dry, ready to receive the spark.
The fuel load is important in wildfires wrt heat creation, and via rising hot air, to fire propagation, ie the final area burned.
@anlomedad @professor444 @weatherwest
As far as the St. Anna winds are concerned, they are becoming increasingly violent due to the north-south gradient and the increasing sea temperatures; these natural forces are becoming more and more violent from year to year!
k.c.
Dillerjohann
anlomedad