tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1913834009091292371..comments2024-03-28T10:42:53.231-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Why is Peru on fire?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81641206529554983372019-09-15T20:06:47.352-05:002019-09-15T20:06:47.352-05:00Peruvian reader here. It is indeed a standard prac...Peruvian reader here. It is indeed a standard practice, all over the Amazon actually. And no, we're not on fire :-)sopadechoroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849076775993445058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-16512688514688095782019-08-30T13:38:51.484-05:002019-08-30T13:38:51.484-05:00I have a sister in law in Sao Paulo, when we last ...I have a sister in law in Sao Paulo, when we last visited her, a drought had all but drained the large river the city relies on. The whole city turned the water off at 8pm and didn't turn it on again until 8am, it was eye opening. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56708448788029482422019-08-28T16:51:51.795-05:002019-08-28T16:51:51.795-05:00As a bit more data.. look at this chart showing d...As a bit more data.. look at this chart showing drought conditions in South America, and compare it to the fires above<br /><br />https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/cropexplorer/imageview.aspx?ftypeid=41&fattributeid=1&startdate=8%2f1%2f2019&imenddate=8%2f10%2f2019&regionid=samerica&season=2019+Calendar+Year+(Jan+-+Dec)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52081907731304244112019-08-28T16:48:36.589-05:002019-08-28T16:48:36.589-05:00I believe if you check the records, that South Ame...I believe if you check the records, that South America is in its 3rd year of Drought. And droughts don't respect national borders, producing dry conditions across the entire region. Its effected the soybean and coffee crops (among others), which have had implications back on the US and global markets. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90101107647723813602019-08-28T16:19:18.466-05:002019-08-28T16:19:18.466-05:00"As of August 16, 2019, an analysis of NASA s..."As of August 16, 2019, an analysis of NASA satellite data indicated that total fire activity across the Amazon basin this year has been close to the average in comparison to the past 15 years. (The Amazon spreads across Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and parts of other countries.)"<br /><br />https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145464/fires-in-brazil?fbclid=IwAR2Ello7glYyuQamph9_xep36L1mNn9bd_2nKU-KnM1FhjXqx8J-KxE-jE0 LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570684355548732367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40446193208810350752019-08-28T16:11:58.476-05:002019-08-28T16:11:58.476-05:00When I get worried I think it's a particularly...When I get worried I think it's a particularly well crafted divisive thing.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147455071332280745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-73581838715994163072019-08-28T16:10:19.435-05:002019-08-28T16:10:19.435-05:00The fires are a distraction, I think. I'm also...The fires are a distraction, I think. I'm also upset and confused about it all.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147455071332280745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77919179273378784532019-08-28T15:41:17.307-05:002019-08-28T15:41:17.307-05:00I quite agree that the hyperbole has been ridiculo...I quite agree that the hyperbole has been ridiculous. I'm planning to write a separate post about how trees are overrated as carbon sinks and oxygen producers.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58983335621656800382019-08-28T15:39:37.521-05:002019-08-28T15:39:37.521-05:00Excellent! Thank you, Colin. I'll plan to am...Excellent! Thank you, Colin. I'll plan to amend the post tomorrow.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64673364104466236142019-08-28T15:02:37.894-05:002019-08-28T15:02:37.894-05:00Forbes had a good general rundown of why everyone ...Forbes had a good general rundown of why everyone is overreacting to the fires:<br /><br />https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/08/26/why-everything-they-say-about-the-amazon-including-that-its-the-lungs-of-the-world-is-wrong/#4ad0fae65bde<br /><br />And just in case, here's an article that corroborates some of it, but contests some other points:<br /><br />https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/michael-shellenbergers-sloppy-forbes-diatribe-on-amazon-fires-commentary/IronHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106255311347964531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28340646167727525432019-08-28T14:54:21.185-05:002019-08-28T14:54:21.185-05:00This link has lots of helpful info and links: http...This link has lots of helpful info and links: https://visibleearth.nasa.gov//view.php?id=145498Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167014995606755901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34762194579553295332019-08-28T14:51:00.163-05:002019-08-28T14:51:00.163-05:00I'll give a perspective I was in Honduras back...I'll give a perspective I was in Honduras back in the late 80s for two weeks as part of a multiyear roadbuilding across the mountains by the U.S. Army. We were up about 4000 feet and you could see a couple of the higher peaks on either side of us having deliberate fires set. We were told by the Hondurans that this helped contain more massive wildfires but more importantly removed unwanted vegetation before the start of the next growing season. My belief is that this is a yearly occurrence and that's why the other countries in the vicinity of Brazil are also having fires. If you look at the newsreels (to date ourselves) the areas we are seeing burning had already been deforested hence all the high grasses/scrub trees we see in the footage.shoemak38https://www.blogger.com/profile/07257711147169158475noreply@blogger.com