Local TV news more than rose to the occassion during LA firestorms. Even choppers grounded, reporters on th ground reported life-saving information 24/7 https://t.co/0a3mij9Lzh
New pod: The fires of LA—and what California should do now.
I talked to @robinsonmeyer about:
- what a lot of folks are missing in their commentary: the most common CA fire-mitigation tactics—like forest thinning—aren't as relevant in LA
- why the LA fires are so unique, even for California
- understanding the complex effects of climate change on the region: it might be *both* weakening the Santa Ana winds *and* increasing the risk of fire in the region by shifting the hot dry season into the window of stronger winds
- why "home hardening" and greater density—more than typical forest management—might be the most important step step to protect LA housing in the future
- the future of fire-fighting technology
- where does home insurance in California go now?
https://t.co/LIZg5WAD1O
I'll be on CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield at about noon, PST talking about how hard it is to mitigate the wildfire hazards around communities in SoCal against natural forces as powerful as the Santa Ana winds. Here is a new post on The Lookout on that topic. https://t.co/RUC5RqfjcT
So, did Los Angeles cut the Fire Department budget or increase it? There are lots of people trying to score political points on that question.
If you are among the exclusive group of people who care about understanding the more complicated reality, here is a brief thread.
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Inside the harrowing escape from Cohasset as #ParkFire raged.
The one road out blocked by flames, residents were at the mercy of Sierra Pacific Industries, the largest private landowner in the country, to unlock logging roads and lead them out.
https://t.co/TBfnFXoQjb
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“Pilot Douglas Evans noted the 116.6-degree temperature in Redding, CA, where he would need to land. The tarmac was probably even hotter. In 27 years of operating medical helicopters around California, Evans had never had to cancel a flight because of excessive heat — until now.”
Extreme heat, like the intense wave blanketing the West right now, is affecting the way rescue helicopters can carry out their missions. https://t.co/E20zldoOKi
Update from @nsprnews on a fire threatening hundreds of structures in the Oroville, CA, area.
“Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told NSPR that more than 13,000 people in the greater Oroville area are currently under an evacuation order.”
https://t.co/xFcSOgEutG
"The development of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 was the 'greatest scientific or medical achievement in my lifetime,' said [Paul] Offit, who lived through the development of the polio vaccine."
via @AtChrisMueller
https://t.co/W5vtmmQMAl
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