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California wildfires - harm_less - 09-01-2025
Some striking imagery being posted on this disaster. This drone shot is one of the worst scenes I've seen. A lot of expensive real estate reduced to ashes there.
![[Image: bafkreiaikwsvshucglwtxwlq24vkexphgukpjbv...33hha@jpeg]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:blxegjibt2h6mmokxw5ff7mz/bafkreiaikwsvshucglwtxwlq24vkexphgukpjbvpzebku5wtukzdt33hha@jpeg)
Photo Credit:
@KitKarzen
RE: California wildfires - Oh_hunnihunni - 09-01-2025
Well, not as if they didn't know this was coming. Might make rather a mess of a few insurance companies though.
Still, no doubt Mr Trump will sort it out. Cough cough...
RE: California wildfires - Olive - 09-01-2025
Apparently Musk is blaming DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) practices in California. He asserts that DEI is the reason for the shortage of fire fighters. He really is getting way too big for his boots.
RE: California wildfires - Oh_hunnihunni - 09-01-2025
So why are the media even reporting what he says?
America is a very strange country.
Interesting though, how little there is being said on the water problem.
RE: California wildfires - Lilith7 - 10-01-2025
It seems that there were budget cuts prior to this lot of fires...
And their water hydrants ran dry. Poor people.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-wildfires-los-angeles-fire-chief-budget-cuts/
RE: California wildfires - harm_less - 10-01-2025
Just overlook the fact that SoCal is in a severe drought with only 4mm of rain recorded in LA since July last year. Bit difficult to maintain water supply for fire fighting under those prevailing conditions.
RE: California wildfires - alpha111 - 10-01-2025
(09-01-2025, 06:02 PM)Olive Wrote: Apparently Musk is blaming DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) practices in California. He asserts that DEI is the reason for the shortage of fire fighters. He really is getting way too big for his boots.
Perhaps he meant "opus dei" or God's work.
RE: California wildfires - zqwerty - 10-01-2025
More than 10 years ago and further back there were predictions made about wildfires along the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains and it was said that if this happened it would be proof that Global Warming was happening.
As you can see this surmise was correct.
RE: California wildfires - Lilith7 - 10-01-2025
(10-01-2025, 12:48 PM)zqwerty Wrote: More than 10 years ago and further back there were predictions made about wildfires along the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains and it was said that if this happened it would be proof that Global Warming was happening.
As you can see this surmise was correct.
And no doubt there will still somehow be those who claim that its all nonsense...
The wolrd is a weird place. And humans are crazy.
RE: California wildfires - Oh_hunnihunni - 10-01-2025
Such incredible losses...
And having been through fires, I can imagine the smell. You never forget that smell.
RE: California wildfires - harm_less - 10-01-2025
(10-01-2025, 05:06 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Such incredible losses...
And having been through fires, I can imagine the smell. You never forget that smell.
That was the first thing that came to mind for me when it was reported that some residents were being allowed, escorted, back to their still standing homes for medications and clothes. They'll struugle to get the smoke smell out of them.
RE: California wildfires - Niger Lover - 11-01-2025
This is not necessarily a bad thing. While they are trying to save themselves its taking resources away from killing people in other countries. Lets hope after this they can not afford to continue on there global purge of anyone they don't like or want to steal from.
RE: California wildfires - Lilith7 - 11-01-2025
There will be an investigation into the lack of water. People are doing whatever they can to help those affected.
I hope they all managed to get their pets out of the fire zone in time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/10/la-fires-live-updates-california-los-angeles-wildfires-fire-map-latest-news
https://www.westsidecurrent.com/eat/westside-restaurants-offering-free-food-meals-and-shelter-to-first-responders-and-evacuees/article_239df128-ce24-11ef-82ac-835e7016ad96.html
RE: California wildfires - Oh_hunnihunni - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 09:21 AM)Niger Lover Wrote: This is not necessarily a bad thing. While they are trying to save themselves its taking resources away from killing people in other countries. Lets hope after this they can not afford to continue on there global purge of anyone they don't like or want to steal from.
Ya think? While Trump sends his son to check out Greenland, and puts support behind a potential right wing candidate for Canada's leadership?
Same game, different board.
RE: California wildfires - Lilith7 - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 11:05 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:(11-01-2025, 09:21 AM)Niger Lover Wrote: This is not necessarily a bad thing. While they are trying to save themselves its taking resources away from killing people in other countries. Lets hope after this they can not afford to continue on there global purge of anyone they don't like or want to steal from.
Ya think? While Trump sends his son to check out Greenland, and puts support behind a potential right wing candidate for Canada's leadership?
Same game, different board.
While virtually no one seems to be taking hs ridiculous ideas seriously, (apart from those countries) you have to wonder what might happen if that idiot actually made moves to do either of those things.
RE: California wildfires - harm_less - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 02:37 PM)Lilith7 Wrote:(11-01-2025, 11:05 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Ya think? While Trump sends his son to check out Greenland, and puts support behind a potential right wing candidate for Canada's leadership?
Same game, different board.
While virtually no one seems to be taking hs ridiculous ideas seriously, (apart from those countries) you have to wonder what might happen if that idiot actually made moves to do either of those things.
Replay of 1812
RE: California wildfires - Niger Lover - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 11:05 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:(11-01-2025, 09:21 AM)Niger Lover Wrote: This is not necessarily a bad thing. While they are trying to save themselves its taking resources away from killing people in other countries. Lets hope after this they can not afford to continue on there global purge of anyone they don't like or want to steal from.
Ya think? While Trump sends his son to check out Greenland, and puts support behind a potential right wing candidate for Canada's leadership?
Same game, different board.
How is this related at all to what I posted???
RE: California wildfires - zqwerty - 11-01-2025
California fires: 11 killed and 10,000 structures destroyed as blazes continue
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/fast-dry-winds-california-wildfires
RE: California wildfires - zqwerty - 11-01-2025
Collage of LA Fires (The dog was saved)
https://old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1hxvabe/collage_of_la_fires/
Los Angeles wildfires captured by satellite
https://i.redd.it/03x6wf2zv7ce1.png
RE: California wildfires - Lilith7 - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 02:46 PM)harm_less Wrote:(11-01-2025, 02:37 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: While virtually no one seems to be taking hs ridiculous ideas seriously, (apart from those countries) you have to wonder what might happen if that idiot actually made moves to do either of those things.
Replay of 1812
I did try not to laugh...
