San Diego is right next to the Pacific Ocean. Why can't salt water from the ocean be used to help figth the fires?
2007-10-25 06:53:12 · 9 answers · asked by i_squeeze 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Saltwater poisons the ground.
When Rome conquered Carthage back in the punic wars, they salted the fields of Carthage - this caused massive numbers of carthaginians to starve, because crops wouldn't grow. And the ground remains poisoned for years, sometimes centuries.
You CAN use saltwater to put out fires, but if you have to choose between saltwater and letting the fire burn itself out, you really ought to choose letting it go.
2007-10-25 07:06:23 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Water is water is water, and water places out fires, yet sea water has salt in it. while the salt gets into the soil, it may kill maximum if no longer all of the plant life. as a result i could evaluate it inadvisable to apply sea water for firefighting on land. On board a deliver that could be a various remember by way of fact there are not any plant life on maximum ships.
2016-11-09 10:59:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can fight fires, but it is hard on the grass. Nothing grows on salted ground. Also it is somewhat less safe for the helicopters to take water from the ocean, because of unpredictable waves and currents.
Saltwater is used to fight fires on board ships.
2007-10-25 07:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by semdot 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Salt water can be used to put out fires but you have to get the water to the fires and the fires are just too big and too widespread to put out right now. You have a good idea and it would work if it were a smaller more contained fire but these are just too big now.
2007-10-25 07:03:33 · answer #4 · answered by Susan G 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
use huge trucks
2014-05-14 09:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sure, why not. It's water with additives.
The problem is that the additives cause the firefighting equipement to corrode.
2007-10-25 07:01:18 · answer #6 · answered by Perplexed 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it depends on the type of fire. an electrical fire can only be fought safely with co2. water and especially salt water conducts electricity.
2007-10-25 09:32:56 · answer #7 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How do you propose to get it there, by bucket?
2007-10-25 07:00:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
it may harm a wild goldfish...
2007-10-25 07:00:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋