‘It burns wild and free up there’: Canada fires force US crews to shift strategy
‘It burns wild and free up there’: Canada fires force US crews to shift strategy
Different strategies in fighting wildfires have prompted new questions about best practices in the face of a global challenge
If nothing else, this artcile has an amazing graph showing how much worse this year is.
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Freaking crazy, next year might be better...nothing left to burn.
According to https://natural-resources.canada.ca/our-natural-resources/forests/state-canadas-forests-report/how-much-forest-does-canada-have/17601 -- we have 362 million hectares of forest.
We've burned 7.75/362 this year, or just over 2%. If I was a gambling man, I'd wager we reach 3% of our forest burned this year.
However, that leaves a bunch for next year yet...
3%, just craziness!
Unfortunately, there's a whole lot more to burn
Forest fires aren't a bad thing. There's also evidence that over-zealous fire fighting causes worse fires in the long term as well.
Controlled burns to manage debris are fine. The problem is that houses and development have been built in fire zones and make fire fighting more difficult.
Controlled burns to manage debris are fine. The problem is that houses and development have been built in fire zones and make fire fighting more difficult.