[MCN] Forest-fire-homes, grasslands-fire-homes, and the increased risk of Lyme disease

[Lance Olsen]

Missoula-community-news at bigskynet.org



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“Later, Eaton asks about logging. Can logging fix the wildfire problem?  Can the Forest Service prevent wildfires by logging larger acreages?

“Says Higuera: ‘That is based on the assumption that fires are occurring because there is more fuel available to burn than in the past. That’s generally not what’s driving this. It’s the drought.’”

“The only way to eliminate fire would be to pave the forests, he says. Only then would there be no fire.”

https://treesource.org/news/climate/wildfires-climate-drought/ <https://treesource.org/news/climate/wildfires-climate-drought/>

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Even if the Forest Service removes every tree, homes will still go down in flames, up in smoke.

 <https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2006/01/03/fires-race-over-grasslands-homes/28454369007/>
Fires race over grasslands, homes <https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2006/01/03/fires-race-over-grasslands-homes/28454369007/>
https://www.heraldtribune.com › story › news › 2006/01/03 <https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2006/01/03/fires-race-over-grasslands-homes/28454369007/>

Jan 3, 2006 — … destroyed by a grass fire that devastated most of this ranch-and-cattle town near the Oklahoma border, burning about 50 ...

 <https://www.5280.com/why-grassland-fires-still-surprise-us/>
Why Grassland Fires Still Surprise Us - 5280 Magazine <https://www.5280.com/why-grassland-fires-still-surprise-us/>
https://www.5280.com › why-grassland-fires-still-surpri... <https://www.5280.com/why-grassland-fires-still-surprise-us/>

Feb 7, 2022 — Grassland fires occur more often than forest fires. So why didn't we see something like the Marshall Fire in Boulder County coming?

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Neuroimaging Study Reveals Functional and Structural Brain Abnormalities in People With Post-treatment Lyme Disease <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiQGh0dHBzOi8vbmV1cm9zY2llbmNlbmV3cy5jb20vbHltZS1kaXNlYXNlLXRyZWF0bWVudC1icmFpbi0yMTczMS_SAQA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Neuroscience News


Climate Change Indicators: Lyme Disease | US EPA <https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-lyme-disease>
https://www.epa.gov › climate-indicators › climate-chan… <https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-lyme-disease>

Aug 2, 2022 — Studies provide evidence that climate change has contributed to the expanded range of ticks, increasing the potential risk of Lyme disease, such ...
‎Background <https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-lyme-disease#:~:text=Background,-Lyme%20disease%20is%20a%20bacterial> · ‎About The Data <https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-lyme-disease#:~:text=About%20the%20Data,-Indicator%20Notes> · ‎Technical Documentation <https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-lyme-disease#:~:text=Technical%20Documentation,-Download%20related%20technical%20information%20PDF>


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"The ultimate outcome of a policy is not what determines its qualification as folly. …. It qualifies as folly when it is a perverse persistence in a policy demonstrably unworkable or counter-productive. It is almost superfluous to say that the present study stems from the ubiquity of this problem in our time."

Barbara W. Tuchman, The March of Folly. New York: Ballantine Books, 1984

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In his 1998 book,The Crisis of Global Capitalism,  George Soros says, “Construction is notorious for its boom/bust character and after each bust bank managers become very cautious and resolve never to become so exposed again. But when they are again awash in liquidity and desperate to put money to work, a new cycle begins.”

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“Access to more capital makes bigger crises feasible: every now and then, somewhere in the world, one is going to happen.

“Is this because the same mistakes are made again and again, or is each crisis unique?  The answer is yes to both :  each crisis is unique, and the same mistakes are made again and again.”

“Banks have proved themselves to be the most hazardous economic institution known to man. Breakdowns in banking lie at the centre of most financial crises. And banks are unusually effective at spreading financial distress, once it starts, from one place to another. It is tempting to conclude that banks should simply be abolished. Unfortunately, that is unlikely to be possible. Banks seem to be necessary.”

The Economist, “A cruel sea of capital : A survey of global finance,” May 3rd, 2003.

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