[pct-l] Fires.

[Tortoise]

Granted, global warming and climate change is probably one contributing 
factor.

Another major factor in the size and intensity of these fires is the 
past century of fire suppression resulting in a huge build up of fuels 
and lots of small trees which otherwise would be wiped out in more 
frequent small fires. Most forests evolved with fire as part of their 
life. Even then, some forests due have occasional almost total burns due 
to species and environment.

The other major problem is all the houses and subdivisions built in 
forests with the related expectation that we (government) should put out 
fires to save their houses.

As hikers we need to accept that forests due burn.

Tortoise

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Junaid Dawud wrote:
> I forget whether I mentioned fires specifically when
> talking about the implications of Global Warming to
> the Pacific Crest Trail.  I know I mentioned droughts,
> which are widely expected to increase in distribution,
> frequency and duration as Global Warming continues. 
> Fires (as you've probably guessed) are more frequent
> during times of drought, particularly long ones.  
>
> Just to be clear, I'm not saying that these fires are
> a direct result of Global Warming. Rather I'm simply
> pointing out that Global Warming will, on average,
> create more days per year that have "good" conditions
> for fires.
>
> Perhaps these fires will help some folks "connect the
> dots" of Global Climate Change and the PCT.  
>
> I hope they get them out soon.
>
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