If controlled burns can help protect lives and property, I'm for them. They make sense. But I do think a larger question remains.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us...cs/ar-BB1gbIqb
Important wildfire statistics
4.5 million U.S. homes are at high or extreme risk from wildfires. (Verisk)
There were 58,950 wildfires in 2020, which affected 10,122,336 acres, compared to just 18,229 wildfires and 1,323,666 acres lost in 1983 when official record-keeping began. (NIFC)
There was a 17% increase from 2019 to 2020 in U.S. wildfires and a 223% increase since 1983. (NIFC)
Humans cause as many as 90% of wildfires. (U.S. Department of Interior)
Five of California’s top 20 biggest wildfires occurred in 2020. (iii)
Why the big uptick?
What impact is climate change having on the increased incidence of wildfires?
"Humans cause 90%"--what specifically? Climate change? Unattended camp fires? Arson?
How do we get to the "root" (no pun intended) of the problem and address that, rather than just burn up natural stuff to mitigate the "incendiary" (pun intended) human behavior?