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Trump blames Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for deadly wildfires

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by VAg8r1, Jan 8, 2025.

  1. AzCatFan

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    The scrub/chaparral in the area are extremely fast growing, drought and fire tolerant. They are desert plants that during wet seasons, grow like a weed. In dry seasons, they survive.

    Last year's wet season was particularly wet. A burn two years ago wouldn't have changed anything. Last year's wet season caused much of the brush to grow at a very fast rate. And after the wet season is over comes the Santa Ana winds.

    Any fire that exists in 80 mph+ winds is going to be hard to contain. It doesn't need too much fuel to spread to any and everything that can burn. The only way the area wasn't going going to have fuel to fan the flames would have been total deforestation. But that creates plenty of other problems.
     
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  2. G8trGr8t

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    Similar to Lahaina
     
  3. G8trGr8t

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    Goats are the answer
     
  4. sierragator

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    At what point did I say they did everything correctly? Hint: I didn't.
     
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  5. gator95

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    Please point out your criticisms of the California govt regarding the wild fires. I'll wait...

    Oh, you didn't? No way! You aren't criticizing CA govt because you are a staunch liberal. It's ok. At least own it.
     
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  6. sierragator

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    The problem goes back decades under both parties. Those homes were not built over the past four years. Many of them date back to the early to mid 20th century.
    Your simplistic and ignorant ideas for how to " fix" the issue simply don't hold water. Get your wildfire info from somewhere other than your orange god.
     
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    California being run by morons,
    And prescribed burns in residential areas being moronic are not mutually exclusive.

    I blame developers and lawyers
     
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  8. gator95

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    LOL. So you haven't criticized the CA govt in charge. Got it. Oh, and I love the "orange god" comment. Tells me you've lost the argument there. Never voted for trump but you keep making sure not to criticize your own party. What a joke. Thanks for confirming to everyone else you are nothing but a lefty apologist.
     
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  9. sierragator

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    " my own party". Not a registered democrat, so stick it.
    I clearly said this was decades in the making and both parties played a role in it. Do you have a reading disability?
    I suppose you agree with this scumbag: Tuberville says victims of the fires in CA should get no federal aid. Today's gop for you.

    MSN
     
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