Robert Rector: The Insane Cycle of Fire in Southern California
San Gabriel Valley Tribune › May 29, 2007
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IN many newsrooms, the annual brush fire risk report is usually greeted with grim humor. No matter what the weather, it was always bad news.
If there is abundant rain, more brush will grow, thereby elevating the risk.See the full content of this document
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Robert Rector: The Insane Cycle of Fire in Southern California
In dry years, the hillsides are tinderboxes waiting to explode in flame.
It makes me wonder why fire officials even bother with a yearly update. Fire season is year-round, no matter the weather.The report this year is predictably...See the full content of this document
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