To the editor: The op-ed article on defending fragile open areas when excessive hearth situations are predicted affords one resolution to assist clear up the issue. I’ve one other. (“Southern California forests are burning. Defend them from their largest menace — individuals,” Opinion, Sept. 21)
Utilizing information and synthetic intelligence, we must always be capable 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 massive? Is that this as a consequence of bureaucratic purple tape, administration or prices?
If that is due to prices, what concerning the prices of preventing fires as soon as they’re massive?
Lastly, as a substitute of native media telling individuals that fireplace climate is right here, have them remind of us to be looking out for fires and to name them in rapidly. 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: In fact 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 might gentle a spark and trigger the following disaster.
By having the U.S. Forest Service and different businesses that handle public land deny entry to our beloved pure escapes, we aren’t giving freely our proper. As a substitute, 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 pinnacle however didn’t delve deep sufficient. The true 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 individuals having small households; then, we’d watch lots of our social and environmental issues start to reverse themselves.
Mike Submit, Los Osos, Calif.
