To the editor: The op-ed article on defending fragile open areas when excessive hearth circumstances are predicted provides one resolution to assist resolve the issue. I’ve one other. (“Southern California forests are burning. Protect them from their biggest threat — people,” Opinion, Sept. 21)
Utilizing knowledge and synthetic intelligence, we should always have the ability to predict the areas in best hazard as a result of they haven’t burned in a very long time. Why not have patrols and volunteers in these areas and helicopters with water within the air to cease the fires earlier than they get huge? Is that this because of bureaucratic pink tape, administration or prices?
If that is due to prices, what in regards to the prices of preventing fires as soon as they’re massive?
Lastly, as an alternative of native media telling folks that fireside climate is right here, have them remind of us to be looking out for fires and to name them in shortly. Because the article says, as soon as these forests burn, it could possibly take a lifetime for them to regenerate, so any change to guard them deserves consideration.
Dan O’Mara, Agoura Hills
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To the editor: Ought to public land be closed to the general public? At first look this query appears to reply itself: After all not, as a result of public land is for the general public.
But, the damaging nature of human beings, even when unintentional, demonstrates a warranted reversal of this rule. Local weather and drought-impacted forests are so fire-prone throughout warmth waves that any human exercise may mild a spark and trigger the subsequent disaster.
By having the U.S. Forest Service and different companies that handle public land deny entry to our beloved pure escapes, we’re not gifting away our proper. As an alternative, we’re guaranteeing that our need for these forests doesn’t destroy anybody else’s proper to expertise them.
Luke Zaelke, Chatsworth
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To the editor: This op-ed article hit the nail on the top however did not delve deep sufficient. The actual resolution to all our ecological issues lies with human inhabitants management.
A smaller world inhabitants would cut back the necessity for the fish within the sea, the bushes within the forest and the minerals within the mines.
We have to incentivize folks having small households; then, we might watch a lot of our social and environmental issues start to reverse themselves.
Mike Submit, Los Osos, Calif.