Massive Forest Fires Of 1890

13 Responses to Massive Forest Fires Of 1890

1. terak says:

   August 8, 2018 at 2:31 pm

   Ok so did Sweden, Portugal and Greece have terrifying forest fires at the same time?

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   • tonyheller says:

     August 8, 2018 at 4:54 pm

     Probably

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   • Josh says:

     August 8, 2018 at 5:23 pm

     EU Southern States fires have decreased massively in the past 30 years so they cannot use lack of technology for stopping fires as an excuse.

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   • JCalvertN(UK) says:

     August 8, 2018 at 8:45 pm

     The Greek wild fire near Marathon was arson – pure and simple. It actually happened in quite mild weather.

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   • AndyDC says:

     August 9, 2018 at 12:30 am

     Yes, in 1890 we did not have agenda crazed environmentalists setting fires everywhere to score political points.

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   • Gator says:

     August 9, 2018 at 11:17 am

     Ms Terak is looking for cherries! Alarmists sure are picky little bitches.

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2. Johansen says:

   August 8, 2018 at 2:50 pm

   California “forest” fires: These are mostly grass and brush and scraggly oak trees, and thick underbrush that virtually explodes when it burns. These aren’t Giant Sequoias and Redwood forests burning. Many of these fires are started *purposely* or by gross negligence. Everyone who lives here knows that you need to do *brush control* around your dwelling. Calling these “forest fires” is misleading

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3. Pathway says:

   August 8, 2018 at 3:37 pm

   The Big Burn of 1910 in Idaho and Montana burned over 3 million acres. The book by the same name is an interesting read about progressives and their failures.

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4. Don Penim says:

   August 8, 2018 at 10:28 pm

   Back in 1890, Smart Phones were not able to see the dramatic fires burning in Greece at that time.

   Aug 4, 1890: Terrible fires burning on Mount Athos wiped out the forests and destroyed the monasteries there.

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   • Don Penim says:

     August 8, 2018 at 10:29 pm

     A few weeks later…

     Aug 24, 1890: The forests on Mount Pentelicus were on fire, destroying the excavations of the American School of Archaeology there.

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5. AZ1971 says:

   August 9, 2018 at 2:36 am

   October 8, 1871—the same night that Catherine O’Leary’s cow tipped over a lantern in her barn and thus burned down Chicago, displacing >100,000 residents and causing $222 million in damages—the great Peshtigo Fire in northeastern Wisconsin, the deadliest wildfire ever to have hit the U.S., took place. That year was unusually dry and windy as well. Who knew that we would ever have to deal with fires again in this country?

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6. ItsGettingHotinHereSo says:

   August 9, 2018 at 10:38 am

   Western USA has massive forest fires every year. Are there any current studies of how these burned area have regenerated? 5 years later, 10, years later? What kind of foliage?

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   • Gator says:

     August 9, 2018 at 11:15 am

     Careful and intense studies have clearly indicated that the regenerated foliage is primarily combustible.

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