Poor water management, worse drought in 100 years, and cabal arsonists on standby to carry out their agenda
https://www.westernjournal.com/powerful-wildfire-explodes-suspect-taken-custody/
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Precipitation hasn't really been all that off, not sure where they keep gettin this 100 year drought thing. We had tons of snow this winter... tons of rain last summer to the point that the mosquitoes were out of control... repeated flooding, mushrooms growing all over the place, etc... but supposedly its still the worst drought in 100 years again this year.
Yeah there hasn't been much so far this spring but its not monsoon season yet... and even when it is, the soil here is volcanic, it can rain like crazy and the soil is still dry like two days later because it doesn't retain water very well.
it is a high-risk time of season here in Arizona
And even higher when arsonists fuck things up.
I'm sure most of the fires we have here are started by arsonists, similar to CA. The fires around four peaks two years ago were both supposedly by vehicles, one a car parked on dry grass, the other a tow chain on a dump truck that broke off and went in to the grass, both "reasons" are bullshit IMO. We have way too many fires here to be blamed on supposed lightning strikes.
There is also the steady decline of horseshoe lake which is down about 80 ft and basically a mud puddle now a days, and lake mead is down at least 80 ft as is horseshoe.
We have plenty of snowmelt each year, there is NO reason for any of these lakes to be down so much other than completely intentional mismanagement.
Chain sparks and catalytic converters/exhaust heat can start dry grass fires, but I completely agree that people whether intentional or not are the main causes of wildfire. And such light punishments. .
I'd agree. Stupidity and selfish laziness about outdoor activities outweigh malice, like that woman who started the Rodeo fire years ago. Fined $10,000, I think.
guess I pissed off some lefty arsonist who doesn't live here, or one of the many idiots who leave their coals still smoldering
In Los Angeles, the arson division knows where to stake out and watch when the conditions become perfect for fire bugs. Probably true in Arizona too.
Northern Arizona where Flagstaff is at 7000 ft has Ponderosa Pine trees. It tends to be windy here and in other parts of Northern AZ but the last few days the wind is excessive.
Flagstaff’s elevation is 7,000 ft, snow in winter. Lots of pine trees, gateway to Grand Canyon
forest fires, pine trees, so on, Arizona has a wide verity of landscapes
Northern Az has trees aplenty and the Colorado River vein along with other rivers/dams support much life the in the arid climate.
Long live Lake Havasu, some of the best memories of my life. Truly a boaters paradise.
That place is turning into a liberal cesspool let it burn.