Will it get any worse? i hope not because in my Country in Australia we have had a lot of very serious Bush Fires each fire season for the last ten years now and they were realy bad, the ones i can see now burning in California seem even worse! Is this futher proof that with all these frequent Forest and bush fires that the climate is getting warmer?
2007-10-24 13:42:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Global Warming
Good that you put this under "environment" because most of the blame for these fires goes to the environmentalists who sue anyone who tries to clear the underbrush in these woods. One spark and that kindling will burst into flames in these desert regions of California. If they were allowed to clean up the underbrush this wouldn't have happened.
It's true the earth is in a warming period, but let's put the blame squarely where it belongs.
Oh, except they found out one of the fires was caused by an arsonist. But the rest are caused by environmentalists who care more for their socialist causes than for the planet sadly enough.
2007-10-24 13:51:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
It's all part of a secret conspiracy that began in a cave in southern France about 20,000 years ago when several cavemen who got tired of glaciers decided to invent global warming. At first they lit small fires and melted some of the ice, but over time they got better at it and eventually melted most of the ice on the globe. All that's left is Antarctica and Greenland. Those far sighted cave men had a dream of an ice free world. A few more fires and some more miles on the SUV and we'll see their dream a reality. Then maybe they'll quit whining in those insurance commercials.
2007-10-24 14:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They're not proof in themselves, they're just one of a great number of indicators that the climate is changing.
The consequences of climate change are many and varied, two such consequences are higher temperatures and in some places, decreased rainfall. When these conditions combine there is an inceased liklihood of wildfires. There has been an increase in the number of wildfires, not just in Australia and the US but around the world.
Any particular wildfire could have any one of a number of causes so it's impossible to blame a specific event on global warming. The evidence can be found in the trend, this shows that for several decades the planet has been warming up and along with this, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of wildfires.
Wildfires in Southern California are generally driven by the Santa Ana winds and this has been the case this year. The winds blow down from the mountains bringing warm, dry air with them that fans the flames. The winds have now subsided so hopefully the worst is now over.
2007-10-24 14:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by Trevor 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
No, its not proof. Nor is there any need for further proof; man-made global warming is a proven fact.
Global warming may be playing a role in the current climate that is making these fires possible. But that has not beenfirmly proven to be the case.
However, whether this specific event is due in part to global warming or not, it is a good example of the kind of thing global warming WILL cause in the future if we don't take action to stop it. Only a lot wors and a lot more often.
2007-10-24 13:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, the fires are proof that the tree hugging bicnics out in the Peoples Republic of California have prevented loggers from cutting the dead trees and have prevented home owners and builders from cleaning up the woods around the housing areas. You can not allow dead vegetation to build up and build up and not expect it to burn in the future. I'm all for maintaining the forest in a natural state, but when you build houses in those same areas, something has to give. Before long a fire is going to start, and all that un-removed brush is going to burn.
I feel bad for those who have lost their homes, and those who will lose their homes, but California has no one to blame but themselves.
2007-10-24 14:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by qwerty111158 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
no, you can't blame everything that happens, on global warming.
and you seem to forget those historical fires in Victoria from the 1930's and 80's, (30-70 years ago), before gw was even dreamed up
2007-10-27 20:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by fyzer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Santa Anna winds have been a problem long before they started talking about global warming. I've heard about them for 50 years.
2007-10-24 13:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
its not to do with the climate literally heating up temperatures and causing more fires, it is the fact that it changes rainfall patterns and causes droughts, making the land dryer and more suseptible to bush fires. P.S. I live in Australia too, South Australia
2007-10-24 13:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by alias_47 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Have you ever seen a blazing wildfire out of control, yes i have and its scary as hell! In my country all the old timers say its the worst they can ever remember,all these out of control fires ,the last decade easily the worst,judging by the stories they hear from their fathers and grandfathers.
2007-10-25 00:37:22 · answer #9 · answered by Maybe 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋