DanielC Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 My understanding is that a few or some of the California fires were started when people "permanently camping" in wooded areas close to towns got cold when the weather in California cooled off, and there were high winds also. There are those people who have not grown up with trees all their life, and think the best thing to do with a forest is nothing, let nature take it's course. Unfortunately, occasionally nature "clear cuts" with fire. I have lived on some acreage for over 50 years, the same property. Trees start small, grow, and sometimes die, and are always dropping branches. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 I'm in a semi rain forest area and there's evidence that every 500 to 700 years there is a fire and everything starts over again. Not a total devastation just hundreds or thousands of acres randomly spread out in a patchwork quilt pattern. Old and new side by side. Now it's all tree farms with nothing much over 50 to 80 years old. 1 Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 4 hours ago, datzenmike said: I'm in a semi rain forest area and there's evidence that every 500 to 700 years there is a fire and everything starts over again. Not a total devastation just hundreds or thousands of acres randomly spread out in a patchwork quilt pattern. Old and new side by side. Now it's all tree farms with nothing much over 50 to 80 years old. Yeah the aboriginals would burn back way more often than the colonials and so you had less fuel for any big fires. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7956511/Australia-turns-American-sperm-donors-massive-shortage-Aussie-blokes.html Australia turns to America for sperm donors after massive shortage of Aussie blokes Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Oh the daily mail (UK) ..... known for their print it first check details/facts later. Quote Link to comment
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