If this were snow, we'd have 25 feet of it

Science Chic wrote: The extended drought we've experienced won't be fixed by a few days rain - a lot of this ran off. It needs to be sustained over multiple years in order to make the 100 and 1,000 hour fuels moisture-rich again. https://fp.auburn.edu/fire/fuels_effect.htm

How about a year's worth of moisture in one week?

In the book 1491, about America before Columbus arrived, the author suggested that the Native Americans would manage the forests by burning them every few years. The healthy trees would survive, the vegetation and undergrowth would be cleared out creating parklands for the wildlife.
Instead of leaving millions of acres of tinder dry fuel.

FredHayek wrote:

Science Chic wrote: The extended drought we've experienced won't be fixed by a few days rain - a lot of this ran off. It needs to be sustained over multiple years in order to make the 100 and 1,000 hour fuels moisture-rich again. https://fp.auburn.edu/fire/fuels_effect.htm

How about a year's worth of moisture in one week?

In the book 1491, about America before Columbus arrived, the author suggested that the Native Americans would manage the forests by burning them every few years. The healthy trees would survive, the vegetation and undergrowth would be cleared out creating parklands for the wildlife.
Instead of leaving millions of acres of tinder dry fuel.

Ah..The earth is a trillion years old Fred, it doesnt need man to minipulate it to make it work...

Big Dougy wrote:

FredHayek wrote:

Science Chic wrote: The extended drought we've experienced won't be fixed by a few days rain - a lot of this ran off. It needs to be sustained over multiple years in order to make the 100 and 1,000 hour fuels moisture-rich again. https://fp.auburn.edu/fire/fuels_effect.htm

How about a year's worth of moisture in one week?

In the book 1491, about America before Columbus arrived, the author suggested that the Native Americans would manage the forests by burning them every few years. The healthy trees would survive, the vegetation and undergrowth would be cleared out creating parklands for the wildlife.
Instead of leaving millions of acres of tinder dry fuel.

Ah..The earth is a trillion years old Fred, it doesnt need man to minipulate it to make it work...

We are already manipulating it by putting out most naturally occuring fires.

Everythings great Fred...

#worrywart