Many of California's native ecosystems evolved to burn. Modern fire suppression creates fuels that lead to catastrophic fires. So why do people insist on rebuilding in the firebelt?
When most of us build or buy a home, we carefully appraise the neighborhood. In Malibu the neighborhood is fire.
Very blunt. This article is from 2018. From the way the media is covering the fires, you’d never know that the area has a history (or maybe better put, an ecological rhythm) of wildfires. I certainly didn’t know!
I was only aware because my family has deep ties to the area. That said, even I, someone who was aware of how often it burns, was unaware of just how violent the fires have historically been.
Very blunt. This article is from 2018. From the way the media is covering the fires, you’d never know that the area has a history (or maybe better put, an ecological rhythm) of wildfires. I certainly didn’t know!
I was only aware because my family has deep ties to the area. That said, even I, someone who was aware of how often it burns, was unaware of just how violent the fires have historically been.