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The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be nearly impossible to fight. All the state can do is prepare.

  • ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip
    16·
    1 month ago

    I live in Washington and every single campsite in this state has an illegal fire pit. Even the sites above 3500 feet elevation where fires are always illegal have them.

    People are selfish assholes and just don’t care about anyone else. Risking burning down the entire state is worth it to them so they can have their stupid fire in the woods. It’s only a matter of time before it all burns down, and when it does, it will be started by some asshole with an illegal bonfire.

  • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.socialEnglish
    51·
    1 month ago

    They need to do more racking of their forests! /s

    This is one of those things that the climate deniers are just unable to comprehend. They see “a few degrees” as nothing, but like most things in nature, a small change in the environment can radically change things. They never think of the ramifications of an abnormal amount of rain (well Texas does now) that causes flooding/mudslides. Then on the other end of the spectrum, when you don’t have enough rain anymore and now you’re surrounded by kindling waiting for a spark, or have places running out of water for ppl/crops/animals.

    • aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      That’s why I see talking about the temperature change as a losing argument. People can absolutely understand things like “fire season is getting worse” when you mention changing wind patterns, longer summers, and less rain but if you just say it’s 4 degrees hotter they think “80 becomes 84, big whoop”

      If you want people to care, speak to them in words that are harder to misinterpret/easier for them to understand. Unfortunately I think science and government are often stuck on this communication barrier.