Why not?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Do you think it’s California’s fault that it’s subject to so many fires with the worsening climate?
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 month ago
minibyte@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The main reason for the fires in Australia were eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus trees are foreign California. They were brought over by Australians. The fires aren’t California’s fault.
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I have never been there, so forgive my ignorance… Are these the only things in California that are extremely flammable?
minibyte@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
No, houses are flammable too. They’re surrounded by invasive and extremely flammable eucalyptus trees.
CTDummy@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Why does this read as passively blaming Australians for modern day California wildfires?? Also fyi (it’s a paragraph or two so I’ll put it in a spoiler) it was and still is a California problem.
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The eucalyptus goes to California: Following its spread throughout Europe, northern Africa, India, and South America, settlers in California became increasingly interested in the eucalyptus. Not only was eucalyptus a fascinating novelty, but the California Gold Rush of the late 1840s and early 1850s created high demand for wood for constructing buildings and for fuel. Deforestation had become a serious concern, so much so that the California Tree Culture Act of 1868 was created to encourage people to plant more trees, particularly along roads. Many entrepreneurs rushed to capitalize on the situation. Ellwood Cooper’s role in spreading eucalyptus: Ellwood Cooper, educator, entrepreneur, and one of the key individuals who helped the eucalyptus take off in California, is a local legend here in Santa Barbara
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Partially, yes. They allow Nestle to absorb a HUGE amount of their rationed water supply. Nestle doesn’t need to exist in California. It can exist in literally ANY state, most of which have no water shortages.
I’m not saying it’s an instant fix. I’m not saying boot Nestle and you’ll not have fires. But what I am saying is they’d have a more efficient firefighting crew if they didn’t have to worry about water shortages as much.
Another thing they just straight up shouldn’t allow is grass lawns in the part of California where the grass doesn’t naturally grow. There as some people, basically living in a desert, who import grass and use their rationing of water to maintain their unnatural grass lawn. And this isn’t the same as having a grass lawn that’s a little dry so you give it extra water. This is grass that just isn’t supposed to grow there, and CAN’T grow there…so they artificially enhance it’s ability to grow. If you’re grass can’t maintain itself using mostly just rain water, then it’s not in an environment where it should be living. That’s just depleting the already limited water rations. You don’t see Nevada trying to pretend they live in Michigan.
Maiq@lemy.lol 1 month ago
Not to mention PG&E causing 1500 fires in 6 years.