Comments by "MarcosElMalo2" (@MarcosElMalo2) on "LA Wildfires Show We Are NOT Ready For Disasters Like THIS" video.

  1. The Eaton Fire spread from the mountain slopes and canyons into the flats south of the mountains, into the grid of residential streets and commercially zoned streets. This was a lot worse than a fire burning through an isolated exurban community situated in rugged terrain. These are 100+ year old neighborhoods that have never been threatened by fires of this magnitude.
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  2.  @devawnbledsoe462  climate resilience is why we need to “buy” Greenland. I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Trump about anything, but a lot of habitable land will be revealed as Greenland’s glaciers melt. That doesn’t make Trump’s statements completely rational, mainly because Denmark doesn’t own Greenland. But as other parts of the world become less habitable due to extreme weather and climate shifts, it makes sense to stake a claim and warn off others that really do have imperial ambitions. Trump expresses himself as a click-whoring boorish jackass, seeking attention. But the idea of Greenland becoming part of the U.S. is not entirely absurd.
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  3. They’re on contract and they’re not of as much use as you seem to think because the winds are preventing them from working. In addition, these are water dropping aircraft, which are much less effective than fire retardant dropping aircraft. The water just evaporates due to the dry conditions and the heat of the fire, so it’s not much use in fire containment. The Canadian air crews are good neighbors, but they’re well paid good neighbors. And while we appreciate the assistance, they are not assisting much when on standby due to the windy conditions—nor should they fly in such unsafe conditions.
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  4. The Eaton Fire came down into the flats south of the San Gabriel Mountains. These aren’t canyons surrounded by forest and chaparral. These are wide two lane streets with commercial/retail buildings and residential side streets. (Although there are canyon neighborhoods on the north side of Altadena that are also burning.) I have friends that live in a canyon neighborhood immediately northeast of JPL. Their neighborhood has been surrounded on three sides during past fires on a ridge or mesa between two small canyons. They’ve installed fire suppression equipment on their house to spray fire retardant foam on the roof. I’ve been watching aerial footage from yesterday morning, and I see that the fire is burning a tract of McMansions across the canyon. It’s possible that their house is still standing, especially since the upwind terrain has been previously denuded by earlier fires. The spread of the fire into an urban area is unprecedented, and unlike the Palisades Fire, the families living in Altadena are primarily working class more than upper class. I’m really shocked by how far south the fire has spread.
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