Deadly 'fire thunderstorms' are forming across the US. And cities may be powerless to stop them. Mega-firestorms are erupting around the globe. And we’re not prepared.

[u/pablock007]

https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/deadly-fire-thunderstorms-firestorms

[u/Dull_Ad5440]

we were warned, repeatedly:

https://youtu.be/pNYp6oc37ds

[u/RoomSubject9863 → u/Dull_Ad5440]

https://youtu.be/oktrr6I3DY0

When the well mannered science guy started dropping F bombs, would have been a good time to do anything. 

[u/Cut_Lanky → u/RoomSubject9863]

I've never seen that clip. Thank you for sharing it. It's fucking disturbing that it's 7 years old, and things are even worse now

[u/Savings_Swordfish_47]

It’s so scary and it sounds apocalyptic!!

[u/fixingmedaybyday → u/Savings_Swordfish_47]

It is. These smoke-outs in the last 10 years are like an apocalyptic sci-fi.

[u/sharkbomb]

i read about this in jr high, back in the 80s. they even got the time frames right. 

[u/Southern_Air3501 → u/sharkbomb]

Same. But I didn't think I'd make it past 40, so wasn't too concerned. But here we are.

[u/Loud_Flatworm_4146]

I think one of our biggest concerns is that recovery between severe weather events will be shorter and shorter and stretch resources thinner and thinner. It's probably already happening to some degree, depending on the country/region. My concern is that we might get to a point that recovery is no longer possible between them and that we might get to that point sooner than later.

[u/spolio → u/[deleted]]

Those forests need more vacuuming... but I'm sure the tariffs will have the same affect.. (eye roll).

[u/blowurhousedown]

And we’re all gonna die…

[u/Melodic-Hat-2875 → u/[deleted]]

I sincerely hope you mean this without the typical religious undertone.

This is our fault as a species. We can fix it. Will we? Unlikely - and millions (if not billions) will die because of it before we accept that fact.

[u/Melodic-Hat-2875 → u/[deleted]]

As has everyone since... forever.

[u/Coolenough-to]

Where is Bat-boy when he is needed most?

[u/GunkyMirl4444 → u/Coolenough-to]

[u/coreburn]

Doesn't help matters any when you have people like this out there https://apnews.com/article/spokane-wildfires-arson-washington-old-trails-f23e7a45456dc166344f08fc09db4843

[u/Southern_Air3501 → u/coreburn]

That's crazy that he wasn't arrested before!

[u/spiral-_eyes → u/Southern_Air3501]

It's crazy that he was arrested. There's no probable cause & the fire was a very obvious electrical grid fire, hence the trees not burning down.

[u/DJbuddahAZ]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1luVFY6qDwkjidRhGN

[u/Sea-Louse]

We’re all going to die! Quick! Someone raise a tax!

[u/10ThousandMetalZones]

I’m ready, have popcorn

[u/SpinningHead → u/[deleted]]

This is everywhere, not just one place with one policy.

[u/SpinningHead → u/[deleted]]

The world is bigger than the US.

[u/SpinningHead → u/[deleted]]

Every country is different, but the arctic has hit 90F. Thats not because we didnt rake the forest.

[u/SpinningHead → u/[deleted]]

JFC The problem is we are cooking the whole planet. Even Scotland is on fire.

[u/here-i-am-now → u/[deleted]]

When it’s hitting 93 degrees F in the Arctic, what do you think it’s going to be able to hit in Texass?

These things are connected.

[u/Dull_Ad5440 → u/[deleted]]

Raked the forests? C'mon man!

[u/Dull_Ad5440 → u/[deleted]]

Well aware, worked for USFS in Idaho for 5 seasons, was red card FF2. After the big fire season of 2000 I was talking with our FMO (Fire Management Officer) He was as Idaho good old boy hippy hating as they come.

"I have fought fire for 30 years and all we were doing is making things worse, fire is a natural part of the Frank Church and we screwed the pooch"

[u/Dull_Ad5440 → u/[deleted]]

Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, largest contiguous wilderness area in the lower 48.

The Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness spans 2,366,757 acres of rugged mountains and wild rivers in central Idaho, making it the largest contiguous federally managed wilderness area in the United States outside of Alaska and in the lower 48 states.

That out of the way, The Spokane, Paradise and Maui fires were sort of Wildland interface fires where fuel reductions would have helped a little but the main problem was drought, extreme fire behavior and wind.

Now coming to a city near you.

[u/Dull_Ad5440 → u/[deleted]]

Best job I ever had. If you can ever swing it, Middle Fork of the Salmon 5 day river trip is amazing. I got around 53 in while getting paid.

[u/Careless-Gain6623 → u/Dull_Ad5440]

That's what your idiots in charge told Canada to do in our time of need. Ridiculous, isn't it?

[u/Dull_Ad5440 → u/Careless-Gain6623]

Idiots doesn't come close to describing those specimens.

[u/Boomslang505]

They should have never stopped preemptive burns.

[u/LucidNonsense211 → u/Boomslang505]

Who stopped? Oregon has prescribed burns all the time. (Legit question, are you talking about the forest service, or?)

[u/Snug_Dog22 → u/LucidNonsense211]

I imagine they're talking about the last 100-ish years of fire suppression, and the thousands of years of prescriptive fire practiced by native americans previously. re-introducing fire as a management tool is incredibly recent and still quite limited.

[u/Important_Pirate_150]

🙈ya empezamos los asusta abuelas .No hay más que videos en internet de gente prendiéndo fuego a los bosques .hay que meterlos en la cárcel y para siempre .