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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts 
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Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts
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On Jul 12, 2015, acesover wrote: I thought of some myself. Sort of curious if our ideas were similar, but it may actually be the case that they were sort of opposite of one another. Oh well, we will never know. 
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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On a literal reading
it remains hot and smoky up here. Fortunately, Jasper got some rain which has brought the Excelsior fire (see OP) under control.
The forecast is not encouraging. Air quality is awful. First Nations communities continue to be threatened by the fire. Hate to complain about hot weather in Canada, but...
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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lunatik Inner circle 3225 Posts
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On Jul 11, 2015, imgic wrote: They're all from Pueblo
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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In Southern California we had rain over the weekend: a freak Summer storm.
First time the Angels have had a home game cancelled because of rain in 20 years. First time the Angels have had a home game cancelled because of rain in July . . . ever. No rain today, but humidity at 80%. It was fortunate in a couple of ways:
It was unfortunate in that there were flash floods. Some people have lost their lives because of them. |
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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Good that you got at least some rain, Bill. Our situation is not as dire as yours but we do have some farmers facing crop failure. A good rainfall last week helped the farmers and slowed the fires, but we're still very dry.
Mosquitos are down, but the gasshoppers have reached Biblical propotion.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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Thanks, John. The rain's been pretty gentle in general. I'd love to have it continue for a couple of months in the same vein.
I've seen quite a few grasshoppers here - more than usual for this time of year. They ruin our tomatoes. Thankfully, only one hornworm so far; they can devastate my chilies. |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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On Jul 11, 2015, landmark wrote: Three straight days of 90+ degrees. That used to happen in August, now it's more likely in July.
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts
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^ same here in lower Delaware; wet summer with hot, humid weather in between showers. Surprisingly our lawns aren't burned up because of all the rain. Otherwise, the heat would have browned the grass by now. In fact it's growing beautifully.
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts
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Here in Tucson we've had 34 days of 100 or more with a pretty good monsoon so far. Right now it's a wet heat.
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts
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Years ago, we were in Jasper and were talking with one of the forest rangers, who told us that what the area really needed was a good forest fire. He said that the trees were too thick for the animals to get through, and too thick for anything to grow on the forest floor, so many of the animals were being forced into populated areas and onto highways, and were getting killed.
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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In a turnabout of fair play (?) American fires are now darkening our skies.
 Curse you Washington (state)
BTW ClintonMagus, you are right about forest management with fire. The thing is, they try to control the size and location of the fires to avoid devastation of species that require a particular forest type (e.g. Woodland caribou require old-growth forest, and there isn't a lot of surplus these days.)
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Starrpower Inner circle 4070 Posts
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On Aug 27, 2015, Magnus Eisengrim wrote: I know nothing about this, so forgive my ignorance, but it intrigues me. What happens when there are natural fires that kill the old growth? Do the caribou die out (I'm guessing no since we still have caribou)? I assume nature accommodated this over the thousands of years there have been caribou. What is it about old-growth that they need? |
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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On Aug 28, 2015, Starrpower wrote: Before human intervention, they just moved on and found some more. Forestry, agriculture, oil and gas and mineral exploration have turned the forest into something of a checkerboard, and it can be difficult for such species to find new grazing areas.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Starrpower Inner circle 4070 Posts
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Yes, but WHY do they need old growth? What is unique about it?
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