← Back to context Comment by gosub100 11 hours ago wildfire is part of nature. 4 comments gosub100 Reply willturman 8 hours ago Yes, of course, those natural wildfires started by downed power infrastructure [1], bullets [2], and campfires on red flag days [3].[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Fire[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldor_Fire[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Fire floatrock 8 minutes ago Yes, of course human activity causes some fires.Now do all the other ones started by lightning. soperj 8 hours ago Most of the actual wild fires just get put out. The big ones are happening because the build up is too big since all the smaller ones have been put out. It's all in service of the forestry industry. ryanjshaw 5 hours ago Veritasium has a great video showing an intuitive simulation of this: https://youtu.be/HBluLfX2F_k?t=1168&si=7IwK98FnIcYV9HnH
willturman 8 hours ago Yes, of course, those natural wildfires started by downed power infrastructure [1], bullets [2], and campfires on red flag days [3].[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Fire[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldor_Fire[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Fire floatrock 8 minutes ago Yes, of course human activity causes some fires.Now do all the other ones started by lightning. soperj 8 hours ago Most of the actual wild fires just get put out. The big ones are happening because the build up is too big since all the smaller ones have been put out. It's all in service of the forestry industry. ryanjshaw 5 hours ago Veritasium has a great video showing an intuitive simulation of this: https://youtu.be/HBluLfX2F_k?t=1168&si=7IwK98FnIcYV9HnH
floatrock 8 minutes ago Yes, of course human activity causes some fires.Now do all the other ones started by lightning.
soperj 8 hours ago Most of the actual wild fires just get put out. The big ones are happening because the build up is too big since all the smaller ones have been put out. It's all in service of the forestry industry. ryanjshaw 5 hours ago Veritasium has a great video showing an intuitive simulation of this: https://youtu.be/HBluLfX2F_k?t=1168&si=7IwK98FnIcYV9HnH
ryanjshaw 5 hours ago Veritasium has a great video showing an intuitive simulation of this: https://youtu.be/HBluLfX2F_k?t=1168&si=7IwK98FnIcYV9HnH
Yes, of course, those natural wildfires started by downed power infrastructure [1], bullets [2], and campfires on red flag days [3].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Fire
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldor_Fire
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Fire
Yes, of course human activity causes some fires.
Now do all the other ones started by lightning.
Most of the actual wild fires just get put out. The big ones are happening because the build up is too big since all the smaller ones have been put out. It's all in service of the forestry industry.
Veritasium has a great video showing an intuitive simulation of this: https://youtu.be/HBluLfX2F_k?t=1168&si=7IwK98FnIcYV9HnH