To the editor: Rising up within the foothills of Los Angeles, I’ve been effectively conscious of the hazards of wildfires my entire life. (“The fiery and icy weather of the West and East Coasts is no coincidence,” Opinion, Jan. 15)
So once I moved to japanese Tennessee for school a number of years in the past and noticed the plush, verdant forests and rivers, I assumed it was a land proof against wildfire. How may a spot that will get extra rain in a yr than Seattle and Portland mixed ever burn?
Then in 2016, a wildfire swept by the small city of Gatlinburg, destroying 1000’s of buildings and killing 14 folks. It shattered my phantasm that anywhere may really be climate-proof.
Whereas it definitely is smart for an individual to re-evaluate their residing state of affairs following a close-by pure catastrophe, given the almost fixed tales we see within the information of disastrous calamities occurring all around the world attributable to excessive climate occasions, the place may anybody go to be protected?
This is the reason we have to work collectively as people to finish our dependancy to fossil fuels and do all the pieces in our energy to mitigate the results of local weather change. The implications of inaction are all too apparent.
Justin Johnson, Hermosa Seashore
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To the editor: Californians ought to anticipate extra fires like these in Pacific Palisades and Altadena — and worse — for one easy cause.
Sure, now we have Santa Ana winds. And sure, now we have wildfires yearly. However a drought lasting this far into winter has made these fires much more intense. Droughts are extra frequent and extreme due to local weather change.
Humanity, the nation, California and Los Angeles nonetheless do not need the political will to take emergency motion to unravel the human-caused local weather catastrophe. So, what can L.A. leaders now do about it?
The ports of L.A. and Lengthy Seashore are main polluters that sicken each dock employees and close by residents. The 2 cities management the ports. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Lengthy Seashore Mayor Rex Richardson want to finish their cities’ “planning” and clear up the ports instantly.
Cliff Marcussen, Los Angeles
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To the editor: As we rebuild from the devastating fires, I hope we are going to construct all-electric properties as a substitute of piping flamable pure fuel by our neighborhoods and into our properties.
Catherine Ronan, Los Angeles
