Thursday, September 29, 2005

Glenwood springs

The rain finished off the fire, but I'm left thinking about wildfire logic.
If you have a particularly dry year, the fire danger is high. That happens
all the time in Colorado. The dryer it gets, the dryer the fuel, the higher
the fire danger.

Southern California is burning. I heard an explanation for the problem.
They had a wet spring. A wet year produces extra growth, which dries out in
the fall and raises the fire danger. More fuel.

I think I've got it. Dry year, high fire danger. Wet year, high fire
danger.