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Another California Fire!

My niece and her husband are in the Mission Viejo area - but his parents are adjacent to the Eaton fire. Fortunately, still ok, but...

Hope y'all stay safe...
 
As am I.
 
EdwinWillers said:
You mean like you just did? Good grief.
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Trump and MAGA have politicized the fires and have threatened to weaponize Federal assistance to California.

That, of course, should be denounced by Americans of all political stripes, in all states.
 
Common Sense 1 said:
How much of this can people in California take?
This fire has exploded. The winds are going to make near impossible to control. Dreadful !!

Lots of evacuations occurring now.
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These poor people. And those fighting the wildfires.

Fingers crossed everyone is and remains safe.
 
Pyrite said:
Trump and MAGA have politicized the fires and have threatened to weaponize Federal assistance to California.

That, of course, should be denounced by Americans of all political stripes, in all states.
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Not me. I think California needs to deal with these things ourselves, and not rely on bureaucrats in Congress who may not be there in our time of need. We have frequent large-scale forest fires that are only growing more deadly, and we have a persistent and serious earthquake risk across most population centers of our state. We need to invest heavily in mitigating these two hazards as much as possible.
 
EdwinWillers said:
My niece and her husband are in the Mission Viejo area - but his parents are adjacent to the Eaton fire. Fortunately, still ok, but...
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Yeah, we're living day to day on pins and needles. Rain might occur this weekend. That would be a blessing, but also a devil in disguise for fire ravaged areas in the way of mudslides. At the same time, it might point to this weird weather cycle ending.
EdwinWillers said:
Hope y'all stay safe...
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Thank you. Good thoughts and prayers for your niece and her husband, and their extended family.
 
Pyrite said:
Climate change - real name, global warming - is indeed a factor.

Right now, though, the concern is the safety and well-being of everyone involved with or vulnerable to the fires.
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AGW is real, but more importantly, it's unavoidable now. Our world is too divided to ever accomplish something like the Montreal Protocol now (good thing we discovered the ozone hole in the 1980s rather than today...) so I think we just need to except the reality of runaway global warming. The good news is that we can predict most of the impacts on our state and begin working now to prepare for them, and our state is enough of an economic and industrial powerhouse that we can probably find ways to take care of ourselves.

Going forward, fires will be more intense and coastal flooding is inevitable due to sea level rise, along with corresponding erosion. IMO we should stop focusing on things like high speed rail and instead brace for and react to the inevitable need to move things like PCH further inland.
 
The pins and needles of anticipation are almost as bad as the real thing. Praying for everyone out there.
 
Pyrite said:
Trump and MAGA have politicized the fires and have threatened to weaponize Federal assistance to California.

That, of course, should be denounced by Americans of all political stripes, in all states.
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You're politicizing this thread right now.
If you want to do that, please start your own thread.
 
EdwinWillers said:
The pins and needles of anticipation are almost as bad as the real thing. Praying for everyone out there.
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There's a whole lot of truth in the above. Our iPhones go with us everywhere now, even when we retire at night, they are turned on and the volume is up for possible evacuation notices.
 
Pyrite said:
Trump and MAGA have politicized the fires and have threatened to weaponize Federal assistance to California.

That, of course, should be denounced by Americans of all political stripes, in all states.
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trixare4kids said:
You're politicizing this thread right now.
If you want to do that, please start your own thread.
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No, I responded to @EdwinWillers' Post #25.

And, of course, pointing out that trump and MAGA want to use Federal assistance as a weapon against California and its residents is noting a very troubling fact of life for all Californians.

Again, though, the primary concern is the safety and well-being of those involved in and vulnerable to the wildfires.

But a secondary and very real concern is providing no-strings-attached Federal assistance to Californians.
 
I assume you all have some kind of go bag ready just incase?

I'd like to suggest adding a fully charged kindle (the Epaper version) as the battery lasts ages and can at least give you something to read.

Mostly though, stay safe and well.
 
trixare4kids said:
This nightmarish video was from four hours ago. Can you possibly imagine?
The worst of the weather has yet to come. God, please hear our prayers.
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We saw blurbs about the Hughes fire on the large-screen TV at a restaurant (4 hours ago).

Stay safe. And good luck.
 
trixare4kids said:
This nightmarish video was from four hours ago. Can you possibly imagine?
The worst of the weather has yet to come. God, please hear our prayers.
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Local news here in Colorado had a camera truck set up above the Marshall fire 3 years ago. I watched the fire literally travel over a mile in a matter of a minute or so under the high winds. I've never seen anything like it.
 
EdwinWillers said:
Local news here in Colorado had a camera truck set up above the Marshall fire 3 years ago. I watched the fire literally travel over a mile in a matter of a minute or so under the high winds. I've never seen anything like it.
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That must be terrifying.
 

This didn't happen when Joe Biden was President.
 
Live coverage of the Hughes Fire verified to be over 9,200 acres within a matter of hours.

 
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