Archive for drought
total respect
Posted in Statistics with tags arson, Bordeaux, climate change, drought, fire services, fire-fighter, forest fires, Gironde, heatwave, Landes on August 11, 2022 by xi'andeadend of the day [no filter]
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags California, climate change, drought, forest fires, getty images, global warming, Kalama, Oregon, sunset, The Guardian, Washington State on September 11, 2020 by xi'anCalifornia fires
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags Butte Meadows, California, Chico, climate change, drought, forest fire, Malibu, Neil Young, Paradise on November 17, 2018 by xi'an
“Imagine a leader who defies science, saying these solutions shouldn’t be part of his decision-making on our behalf. Imagine a leader who cares more for his own, convenient option than he does for the people he leads. Imagine an unfit leader. Now imagine a fit one.” Neil Young
Among the many fires that raged and rage throughout the West coast of both US and Canada this year the terrible one that took place in Paradise, near Chico, a few days ago was made much more personal by being the area where we had spent a week on holidays in Lassen National Park. While I think the place escaped the fire, it would be great to hear from the people who hosted us that they are safe… [The quote from Neil Young is related to another fire in Malibu.]