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[Greeneyedlady21]

Dump water to prevent fires?

That sounds like an idea from the mind of...nevermind.

[occasionalrain]

@Greeneyedlady21 

Technology could be used to determine areas at highest risk and, yes, dump water on those areas. If massive amounts of water are used to put out fires then it's reasonable to use water to prevent them in the first place.

Drones can be used to find potential power line failure. Instead, camp fires are banned and just wait and see.

[ROMARY]

I could be imagining/dreaming, but wasn't cloud-seeding used many, many years ago?  If true, do I recall it working somewhat well?

Still wishing and hoping for rain.  I'm very upset over all of the fires, including in British Columbia, Canada. 

Keep safe, everyone.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@ROMARY wrote:

I could be imagining/dreaming, but wasn't cloud-seeding used many, many years ago?  If true, do I recall it working somewhat well?

Still wishing and hoping for rain.  I'm very upset over all of the fires, including in British Columbia, Canada. 

Keep safe, everyone.

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@ROMARY 

I was thinking the same thing about the cloud seeding.   I recall it being effective, but not sure of what circumstances it would work in.  Maybe it doesn't work unless the atmosphere has a high moisture/humidity rate?  

[Teddixat]

@Greeneyedlady21.  You do know we have a serious drought don't you?

[MorningLover]

I believe this is the article..

National Geographic

Wildfire smoke linked to higher COVID-19 death rates

A new study finds 2020 wildfires may have caused more than 19,000 COVID-19 cases and 700 deaths.

...Wildfire smoke contains thousands of different compounds, but one of the most prevalent is particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometers across—PM2.5. A well-established health threat, PM2.5 is closely monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), providing enough data to examine its population impact.....

read full article 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/wildfire-smoke-linked-to-higher-covid-19-case...

[Teddixat]

@MorningLover    I read the article.  Very interesting but It's hard to believe people gotCovid from the particulates but that the particulates could have caused people to sneeze or blow their noses and perhaps exacerbate the spread

[Tinkrbl44]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

@Greeneyedlady21 

Technology could be used to determine areas at highest risk and, yes, dump water on those areas. If massive amounts of water are used to put out fires then it's reasonable to use water to prevent them in the first place.

Drones can be used to find potential power line failure. Instead, camp fires are banned and just wait and see.

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@occasionalrain 

They already do that, but being able to determine "high risk" areas doesn't give anyone a crystal ball.   

There could be an area of low or medium risk that receives some lightning strikes, or an arsonist in the area and the water dumped somewhere else, during a drought no less, will have been wasted when they cannot afford to waste even a drop of water.

It's a good theory that wouldn't work.   

[kivah]

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@FancyPhillyshopper wrote:

I am very sad about the fires, the droughts, the receding shore lines and floods, and all the other issues. BUT people need to stop and think before the build--not every place is truly fit for human habitation. We also need to treat the natural world with both care and caution.

Every day I appreciate the fire hydrant right outside my house, our full-time professional fire force, and the many folks who help keep our city running smoothly. Yes, I have to pay a lot of taxes and put up with many different types of neighbors, but all together we make a community. 

Sometimes living away from it all is no blessing.

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I live in southern California - terrible drought - but the cities of Oxnard and Ventura NEVER stop building apartments/tracts of homes, etc. Every inch of space is being built on - while they tell us to conserve water. So many homeless people living on the streets, in alley-ways and in RVs - our politicians don't care one bit. They cut off most services and expect the citizens to clean up for them. They just raised our taxes to 9.25%. That's why they're so rich.