It Didn’t Have To Be This Bad: Southern California Firestorms | Independent Outlook 68

January 11, 2025 01:04:48
It Didn’t Have To Be This Bad: Southern California Firestorms | Independent Outlook 68
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It Didn’t Have To Be This Bad: Southern California Firestorms | Independent Outlook 68

Jan 11 2025 | 01:04:48

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Graham H. Walker, Ph.D.

Show Notes

Californians will be in shock for a long time over the vast firestorms in Los Angeles. We don’t yet know what ignited each fire. But Santa Ana winds are a regular, predictable, feature of regional weather. California environmentalism discourages clearing of public and private land, and stymies upgrades of water delivery systems. And Los Angeles recently trimmed back its firefighting budget by $18 million. “Climate change” is not the culprit.

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