Apr 1, 2018 12:52 PM
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RingSting
Some trees need fire to germinate their seeds, this is a good thing ...well except for the tard that build a house there.
vulpixxy
With death comes life
whatevermanishowedup
Lol
Splerge
Kill the dead grass so it can grow and then die again?
Dreiberg
Far Cry 5 looks awesome
singingturtles113
Here's a stupid question - how do the trees not burn down?
HonestCommentFarmer
There's evidence that controlled burn only creates an ecosystem designed to burn, that a healthier option is letting the land be grazed on.
LysanderTavish
not just be grazed on, but animals packed together for safety from predators so their stomping and their shit cultivates the land.
thatwoodguy
You first prune the trees so fire cant get into canopy
lon960
You weed your garden, don’t you?
theygotmedsforthat
This ecosystem has evolved to burn on a regular basis and is beneficial but PIA organisms have disrupted to protect their subdivisions, so..
..fuel builds up. Is ignited by natural or otherwise causes and burns uncontrollably, destroying PIA organisms’ subdivisions who say “why?”
ITsickening
Botany bitch!!!
cynicbot
Need to try that
norwegiansilverfox
Thought this was gonna be another Far Cry 5 gif, but realized the graphics weren't good enough.
Anonawesome
Tried playing at 4k while streaming. Crashed my $2000 computer lol.
ZMan2TheMAXinSPACE4000
Sometimes the forest needs the fire.
EchoOfSnac
In Alaska we had this beautiful flowering plant called fireweed which would completely take-over recently-burned forests. They smelled →
wonderful and some people would make a sweet, red syrup from the blossoms.
MaddPainting
Fun fact, some grasses will make themselves catch on fire.
Numero34
Obviously fake, why didn't the camera burn?!!?
nomunnywunnytilugetthebunnyhunny
Since they get out of control so often, they are actually called prescribed burns now.
poughdrew
The Far Cry turkeys will survive that and kill you.
barnwolf
OMG it's like an allegory for Easter! The forest dies and then 3 lunar days later it's reborn.
fakir
zdriver7
toonsniped
The primary issue with wild fires today is that we have thinned the forests so much that there is an over abundance of ground cover. 1/2
And in places where we have thinned the forests too much we don't do enough controlled burns to prevent wild fires. 2/2
BrutusMotor
Hah hah!! Take that, you tick bastards!!!
Pampelmuzas
bunnies, bugs, bees and all other little creatures
Welcometoyouredoom
Forest Fires in general do an ass ton of good for the environment. It’s just that people live where they commonly happen so we freak out.
inyourheadunderyourskin
It's 2018 shouldn't people be made out of metal so we don't have to worry about this stuff any more
Threns
Well, its more that back in the 60s, Smokey the Bear became a thing, and we got obsessive over stopping them. Now we have massive overgrowth
TheFrostyPuma
Nah it's because when a small one starts instead of keeping it controlled they put it out which results in years of build up and then boom.
AnonOmis1000
Question to anyone who knows: how do they prevent trees from catching fire and starting an out of control forest fire?
N0ledge
green wood is very hard to burn. Even dead wood can be hard to burn if you only have a flash fire like in the gif.
Ah ok. I thought that had something to do with it, the temperature not being high enough.
mrpoopybhole
It's generally okay if some trees in the interior of the fire torch up since they've been thinned so the fire can't spread from tree to tree
BlazinDays
Ive literally said this so many times on every california wildfire post. Every single one of those comments gets downvoted. Cant fix stupid.
Rifneno
IKTF. A few times I mentioned the *scientifically supported* conclusion that overall mass extinctions are a healthy part of evolution, and
holy shit, the retards come out in FORCE. It's like their trigger.
Camelspotting
Healthy to who?
darksamus8
Ecosystem as a whole I imagine?
Lostchild12
No. Evolution doesn't work that way. We got lucky.
mbcoalson
Prescribed burn...fires should never be thought of as controlled.
minkuschild
Because we dont do this enough, the shit builds uo and when it does finally catch fire, instead 9f a tiny controled, you got forest fire .
MinBlick
Actually, if we Didn't do this the fires would not be like they are. Check this talk out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edDZNkm8Mas
Pawnderlust
Happened in BC last year. They've started controlled burning early this year
Hammertulski
Eagle Creek is a sad but recent example of overgrowth going absolutely nuts from one disgustingly stupid person’s firework.
Worleybird1080
Is this the new norm?
LukieDukie
I live in the High Rockies of Colorado and the town I live in does controlled burns very frequently. In fact, the fire service will pull 1/2
All of the slash (excess dead wood) into piles, which you can come and grab from for your house, and burn them once we get a little snow.
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
And in NY we aren't allowed to have any kind of burns, also if you live near Ithaca you can't cut down a tree.
Have to be ridiculously conscientious about it up here.
MurderousChimp
Forest fires are only bad for human civilization. If we weren't here, garbage would pile up and Mother Nature would burn the house down.
Firefighter put out "small" fires thoughout 10-20 years.... random lightning strike... "worst fore since the 70's"
sneaker2
MrAnchorArms
Actually because of humans forest fires haven’t gotten worse because in early years we would immediately put out any fire that nature may1/?
Have
Matrican
I don't rememeber what plant it was. But it required frequent forest fires to stay alive. And we put them out so fast that it was endangered
Have started and with us putting those fires out so quickly the underbrush builds up so much that there is so much more fuel for fire to 2/?
Cause crown fires, which spread extremely fast. Also because of not logging correctly we’ve allowed many tree species to grow so close 3/?
Together it allows for even more fuel for forest fires. In the past forest trees were more spread out because of having to work harder 4/?
forlornonthecob
Controlled. Ya hear that, California, "Controlled burn."
ChronikDiabetes
iburnstuff
That's what I tell them. They still won't let me have a flamethrower.
isexmywife
Yeah, we are trying to restore the whole state.
Oseirus
I'm not sure "control" has ever been a part of California's vocabulary.
anunladeneuropeanswallow
Yeah well us Californians are wild and reckless, why would our fires be any different
venslor
pfft. you're not the boss of us.
iamtumlingen
Haha
dahzed
You really think that the intent of the fire changes the outcome?
2GunsDually
As a kid, controlled Burns happened all the time. Then they stopped for a bevy of ill-informed reasons. Now we have this.
MikeArclight
we tried to do one for the entire state ... at once; didnt turn out so well
BurrKat
On the contrary, it came out well done
TexAvery
Arizona used to call them controlled until a few years ago. Now they're "prescribed burns" so it looks less bad when they run wild.
gimking
Same in California.
fergie4000
Same in Australia.
Fuzzykitten777
IT'S NOT OUR FAULT!
YourMemeSucksHarderThanaDyson
Or it is..
GreatLordLlama
As an Australian; you’re welcome for the trees
DavidECloveast
As a non-Californian; can you please import more of your native flora and fauna there?
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
What has made California start catching on fire so much
Groose
Same reason as fort mcmurrey here in canada. Weather, as in doubt and the land being dry as all hell, those combined is not good
fleetfoot
Not doing controlled burns
cyno01
Not enough of this.
mintycooter
Arsonists
FutureHylian
Went from drought, to rainstorms, and now to being fire?
Commissar9
We got a ton of rain. So we got a ton of plants. Then no more rain. All the plants died. Then we just had a ton of kindling.
DiamondJB1911
A severe drought.
CityYeti
https://youtu.be/X4UlsAoknXk
OohPee
Godless jesabells
KinkAccount
Eucalyptus trees. They build up flammable sap I'm pretty sure
They’re awful for many reasons but also drop flammable little acorn things and lots of dry leaves
Grambot
Aren't they imported from Australia? Where everything wants to look you including the flora?
Thesteveadin
they refuse to put in fire breaks in many of their areas because it 'disrupts the natural beauty'
Idiots
Last year, we had lots of rain in the winter, more vegetation grew than normal, an abnormally hot summer killed it all and turned it to fuel
for all the fires come fall. And this last winter had so little rain, I am legit concerned of our Eucalyptus trees, giant mofugas everywhere
Controlled. Burns.
Justusfora11
Current firefighting technics have gotten too good. Causes more fire load to remain on the Forest floor. Making the next fire even bigger.
Multiple that by years and add a crippling draught.
So why don't they do a wide spread controlled burn.
Wesclies
A big reason is that fire exclusion is typically practiced to stop timber inventory from burning.
There are people (ex: Santa Rosa/Napa fires) and/or bad terrain and/or just a hell of a lot of land to cover (CalFire doesn’t help)
Same reason the fires are so bad. They do a lot around areas without populations... there is just so much open country in California.
SnailsAgainstTungstenSpheres
Too much fuel on the ground now with ladder fuels that carry the fire into the canopy. It's a giant uphill battle. Job security for me tho!
It's very dry; giant tinderbox.
crookedcook360
We dry as hell and ain’t got no water. Short version of it.
It hasn't always constantly caught on fire, so what has changed
thereverseapachemaster
I did before we stopped it. If it burned frequently then they would not cause too much damage. But now it burns so hot because all the fuel
TwoByteHero
Yearly droughts the last decade or so
dirkmcdirk
Fires frequency in southern California went from once every 100 years to about every 10 years because of population increase 1)
People, as well as drought. https://www.esa.org/esa/history-of-fire-and-drought-shapes-the-ecology-of-california-past-and-future/
MesserAuditore
Some sort of warming on a global scale. Not sure what to call it though.
Perhaps global hottening?
rabbiebabbie
Call it climate change so idiots can't say "If the flat earth I global warming whys it still snow in winter?"
RingSting
Some trees need fire to germinate their seeds, this is a good thing ...well except for the tard that build a house there.
vulpixxy
With death comes life
whatevermanishowedup
Lol
Splerge
Kill the dead grass so it can grow and then die again?
Dreiberg
Far Cry 5 looks awesome
singingturtles113
Here's a stupid question - how do the trees not burn down?
HonestCommentFarmer
There's evidence that controlled burn only creates an ecosystem designed to burn, that a healthier option is letting the land be grazed on.
LysanderTavish
not just be grazed on, but animals packed together for safety from predators so their stomping and their shit cultivates the land.
thatwoodguy
You first prune the trees so fire cant get into canopy
lon960
You weed your garden, don’t you?
theygotmedsforthat
This ecosystem has evolved to burn on a regular basis and is beneficial but PIA organisms have disrupted to protect their subdivisions, so..
theygotmedsforthat
..fuel builds up. Is ignited by natural or otherwise causes and burns uncontrollably, destroying PIA organisms’ subdivisions who say “why?”
ITsickening
Botany bitch!!!
cynicbot
Need to try that
norwegiansilverfox
Thought this was gonna be another Far Cry 5 gif, but realized the graphics weren't good enough.
Anonawesome
Tried playing at 4k while streaming. Crashed my $2000 computer lol.
ZMan2TheMAXinSPACE4000
Sometimes the forest needs the fire.
EchoOfSnac
In Alaska we had this beautiful flowering plant called fireweed which would completely take-over recently-burned forests. They smelled →
EchoOfSnac
wonderful and some people would make a sweet, red syrup from the blossoms.
MaddPainting
Fun fact, some grasses will make themselves catch on fire.
Numero34
Obviously fake, why didn't the camera burn?!!?
nomunnywunnytilugetthebunnyhunny
Since they get out of control so often, they are actually called prescribed burns now.
poughdrew
The Far Cry turkeys will survive that and kill you.
barnwolf
OMG it's like an allegory for Easter! The forest dies and then 3 lunar days later it's reborn.
fakir
zdriver7
toonsniped
The primary issue with wild fires today is that we have thinned the forests so much that there is an over abundance of ground cover. 1/2
toonsniped
And in places where we have thinned the forests too much we don't do enough controlled burns to prevent wild fires. 2/2
BrutusMotor
Hah hah!! Take that, you tick bastards!!!
Pampelmuzas
bunnies, bugs, bees and all other little creatures
Welcometoyouredoom
Forest Fires in general do an ass ton of good for the environment. It’s just that people live where they commonly happen so we freak out.
inyourheadunderyourskin
It's 2018 shouldn't people be made out of metal so we don't have to worry about this stuff any more
Threns
Well, its more that back in the 60s, Smokey the Bear became a thing, and we got obsessive over stopping them. Now we have massive overgrowth
TheFrostyPuma
Nah it's because when a small one starts instead of keeping it controlled they put it out which results in years of build up and then boom.
AnonOmis1000
Question to anyone who knows: how do they prevent trees from catching fire and starting an out of control forest fire?
N0ledge
green wood is very hard to burn. Even dead wood can be hard to burn if you only have a flash fire like in the gif.
AnonOmis1000
Ah ok. I thought that had something to do with it, the temperature not being high enough.
mrpoopybhole
It's generally okay if some trees in the interior of the fire torch up since they've been thinned so the fire can't spread from tree to tree
BlazinDays
Ive literally said this so many times on every california wildfire post. Every single one of those comments gets downvoted. Cant fix stupid.
Rifneno
IKTF. A few times I mentioned the *scientifically supported* conclusion that overall mass extinctions are a healthy part of evolution, and
Rifneno
holy shit, the retards come out in FORCE. It's like their trigger.
Camelspotting
Healthy to who?
darksamus8
Ecosystem as a whole I imagine?
Lostchild12
No. Evolution doesn't work that way. We got lucky.
mbcoalson
Prescribed burn...fires should never be thought of as controlled.
minkuschild
Because we dont do this enough, the shit builds uo and when it does finally catch fire, instead 9f a tiny controled, you got forest fire .
MinBlick
Actually, if we Didn't do this the fires would not be like they are. Check this talk out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edDZNkm8Mas
Pawnderlust
Happened in BC last year. They've started controlled burning early this year
Hammertulski
Eagle Creek is a sad but recent example of overgrowth going absolutely nuts from one disgustingly stupid person’s firework.
Worleybird1080
Is this the new norm?
LukieDukie
I live in the High Rockies of Colorado and the town I live in does controlled burns very frequently. In fact, the fire service will pull 1/2
LukieDukie
All of the slash (excess dead wood) into piles, which you can come and grab from for your house, and burn them once we get a little snow.
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
And in NY we aren't allowed to have any kind of burns, also if you live near Ithaca you can't cut down a tree.
LukieDukie
Have to be ridiculously conscientious about it up here.
MurderousChimp
Forest fires are only bad for human civilization. If we weren't here, garbage would pile up and Mother Nature would burn the house down.
minkuschild
Firefighter put out "small" fires thoughout 10-20 years.... random lightning strike... "worst fore since the 70's"
sneaker2
MrAnchorArms
Actually because of humans forest fires haven’t gotten worse because in early years we would immediately put out any fire that nature may1/?
MrAnchorArms
Have
Matrican
I don't rememeber what plant it was. But it required frequent forest fires to stay alive. And we put them out so fast that it was endangered
MrAnchorArms
Have started and with us putting those fires out so quickly the underbrush builds up so much that there is so much more fuel for fire to 2/?
MrAnchorArms
Cause crown fires, which spread extremely fast. Also because of not logging correctly we’ve allowed many tree species to grow so close 3/?
MrAnchorArms
Together it allows for even more fuel for forest fires. In the past forest trees were more spread out because of having to work harder 4/?
forlornonthecob
Controlled. Ya hear that, California, "Controlled burn."
ChronikDiabetes
iburnstuff
That's what I tell them. They still won't let me have a flamethrower.
isexmywife
Yeah, we are trying to restore the whole state.
Oseirus
I'm not sure "control" has ever been a part of California's vocabulary.
anunladeneuropeanswallow
Yeah well us Californians are wild and reckless, why would our fires be any different
venslor
pfft. you're not the boss of us.
iamtumlingen
Haha
dahzed
You really think that the intent of the fire changes the outcome?
2GunsDually
As a kid, controlled Burns happened all the time. Then they stopped for a bevy of ill-informed reasons. Now we have this.
MikeArclight
we tried to do one for the entire state ... at once; didnt turn out so well
BurrKat
On the contrary, it came out well done
TexAvery
Arizona used to call them controlled until a few years ago. Now they're "prescribed burns" so it looks less bad when they run wild.
gimking
Same in California.
fergie4000
Same in Australia.
Fuzzykitten777
IT'S NOT OUR FAULT!
YourMemeSucksHarderThanaDyson
Or it is..
GreatLordLlama
As an Australian; you’re welcome for the trees
DavidECloveast
As a non-Californian; can you please import more of your native flora and fauna there?
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
What has made California start catching on fire so much
Groose
Same reason as fort mcmurrey here in canada. Weather, as in doubt and the land being dry as all hell, those combined is not good
fleetfoot
Not doing controlled burns
cyno01
Not enough of this.
mintycooter
Arsonists
FutureHylian
Went from drought, to rainstorms, and now to being fire?
Commissar9
We got a ton of rain. So we got a ton of plants. Then no more rain. All the plants died. Then we just had a ton of kindling.
DiamondJB1911
A severe drought.
CityYeti
https://youtu.be/X4UlsAoknXk
OohPee
Godless jesabells
KinkAccount
Eucalyptus trees. They build up flammable sap I'm pretty sure
anunladeneuropeanswallow
They’re awful for many reasons but also drop flammable little acorn things and lots of dry leaves
Grambot
Aren't they imported from Australia? Where everything wants to look you including the flora?
Thesteveadin
they refuse to put in fire breaks in many of their areas because it 'disrupts the natural beauty'
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Idiots
ChronikDiabetes
Last year, we had lots of rain in the winter, more vegetation grew than normal, an abnormally hot summer killed it all and turned it to fuel
ChronikDiabetes
for all the fires come fall. And this last winter had so little rain, I am legit concerned of our Eucalyptus trees, giant mofugas everywhere
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Controlled. Burns.
ChronikDiabetes
Justusfora11
Current firefighting technics have gotten too good. Causes more fire load to remain on the Forest floor. Making the next fire even bigger.
Justusfora11
Multiple that by years and add a crippling draught.
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
So why don't they do a wide spread controlled burn.
Wesclies
A big reason is that fire exclusion is typically practiced to stop timber inventory from burning.
anunladeneuropeanswallow
There are people (ex: Santa Rosa/Napa fires) and/or bad terrain and/or just a hell of a lot of land to cover (CalFire doesn’t help)
Justusfora11
Same reason the fires are so bad. They do a lot around areas without populations... there is just so much open country in California.
SnailsAgainstTungstenSpheres
Too much fuel on the ground now with ladder fuels that carry the fire into the canopy. It's a giant uphill battle. Job security for me tho!
forlornonthecob
It's very dry; giant tinderbox.
crookedcook360
We dry as hell and ain’t got no water. Short version of it.
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
It hasn't always constantly caught on fire, so what has changed
thereverseapachemaster
I did before we stopped it. If it burned frequently then they would not cause too much damage. But now it burns so hot because all the fuel
TwoByteHero
Yearly droughts the last decade or so
dirkmcdirk
Fires frequency in southern California went from once every 100 years to about every 10 years because of population increase 1)
dirkmcdirk
People, as well as drought. https://www.esa.org/esa/history-of-fire-and-drought-shapes-the-ecology-of-california-past-and-future/
MesserAuditore
Some sort of warming on a global scale. Not sure what to call it though.
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Perhaps global hottening?
rabbiebabbie
Call it climate change so idiots can't say "If the flat earth I global warming whys it still snow in winter?"