Headline:California wildfires turn deadly
Disaster: Wild Fire( Biosphere)
Date:Oct 22, 2007 04:30 AM
Source:http://www.thestar.com/article/269126
Summary:
On October 21, almost a dozen wildfires spread throughout Southern California, driven by powerful Santa Ana winds. So far, only one fatality is recorded, while there are many people injured, several destroyed homes, a church and the famous Castle Kashan has been severely damaged.. Hundreds have been forced to leave their homes. Authorities report that most of the people injured were either hikers or illegal immigrants. The fires are only part of a few that are plaguing the wide spread are of Los Angles to San Diego, due to it being one of the most driest seasons to date. The blaze started in the Malibu Canyons Officials say that the fire is not contained what so ever, so they are basically at the mercy of the wind, and thousands of homes are in danger because the fire is expected to burn for another 2-3 days. When releasing water from aircrafts onto the fire was attempted, the erratic winds made the effort useless. It is believed that down power lines may be the cause of the fires.
Response:
Well it seems as though there is not much officials can do about the fires. The effectiveness of their fire fighting abilities seems to completely disappear when faced with a dry season and erratic winds. There is no way that they really have of successfully keeping this fire contained, which is very scary considering how much damage is going occur because of that. It makes me wonder if we can learn from this type of situation, and develop new techniques and technologies that will allow us to defend ourselves, seeing as how with global temperatures on the rise it is more then likely going to occur again. The best that they can do now is monitor the fire, making sure that the citizens are informed every step of the way, and protected to the best of the authorities capabilities.
Disaster: Wild Fire( Biosphere)
Date:Oct 22, 2007 04:30 AM
Source:http://www.thestar.com/article/269126
Summary:
On October 21, almost a dozen wildfires spread throughout Southern California, driven by powerful Santa Ana winds. So far, only one fatality is recorded, while there are many people injured, several destroyed homes, a church and the famous Castle Kashan has been severely damaged.. Hundreds have been forced to leave their homes. Authorities report that most of the people injured were either hikers or illegal immigrants. The fires are only part of a few that are plaguing the wide spread are of Los Angles to San Diego, due to it being one of the most driest seasons to date. The blaze started in the Malibu Canyons Officials say that the fire is not contained what so ever, so they are basically at the mercy of the wind, and thousands of homes are in danger because the fire is expected to burn for another 2-3 days. When releasing water from aircrafts onto the fire was attempted, the erratic winds made the effort useless. It is believed that down power lines may be the cause of the fires.
Response:
Well it seems as though there is not much officials can do about the fires. The effectiveness of their fire fighting abilities seems to completely disappear when faced with a dry season and erratic winds. There is no way that they really have of successfully keeping this fire contained, which is very scary considering how much damage is going occur because of that. It makes me wonder if we can learn from this type of situation, and develop new techniques and technologies that will allow us to defend ourselves, seeing as how with global temperatures on the rise it is more then likely going to occur again. The best that they can do now is monitor the fire, making sure that the citizens are informed every step of the way, and protected to the best of the authorities capabilities.
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