It's tragic, but like London in the great fire of September 1666, it's a story about inflammable wood frame construction methods (which have repeatedly been far fire susceptible to fire brands than concrete and brick when dried out by low-humidity inland winds, as proved from San Francisco in 1906 to Hiroshima in 1945). The propaganda spin by the BBC that this is inevitable climate change simply ignores the fact that wood burns, concrete doesn't. But I won't be blogging about this, it's impossible to get the truth out about anything now.
Fair point Nige. I’m sure all this will be factored in to the rebuilding process. The insurance claims are going to be nuts - it’s mind-boggling. And that so many people don’t have fire insurance (that claims were cancelled before the fires).
I love the clapboard houses in the US but yes, not practical or safe in a wildfire prone zone.
🔗Great post from Lex Roman on how to help - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lexroman_how-to-help-la-right-now-heres-my-advice-activity-7284199692022734848-3xdP?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
It's tragic, but like London in the great fire of September 1666, it's a story about inflammable wood frame construction methods (which have repeatedly been far fire susceptible to fire brands than concrete and brick when dried out by low-humidity inland winds, as proved from San Francisco in 1906 to Hiroshima in 1945). The propaganda spin by the BBC that this is inevitable climate change simply ignores the fact that wood burns, concrete doesn't. But I won't be blogging about this, it's impossible to get the truth out about anything now.
Fair point Nige. I’m sure all this will be factored in to the rebuilding process. The insurance claims are going to be nuts - it’s mind-boggling. And that so many people don’t have fire insurance (that claims were cancelled before the fires).
I love the clapboard houses in the US but yes, not practical or safe in a wildfire prone zone.
Resource from Mel: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/