Eaton fire
Vegging under CFL. I'm disappointed as none of the latest seeds have sprouted yet.
Holy chit that is an ominous-looking fire. SoCal is going through the absolute worst-case scenario right now, what with this deadly combination of high winds, high heat, and low humidity.
Purely from the standpoint of public safety, California's state authorities must now bite the bullet and impose a zero-tolerance policy for homeless encampments in undeveloped brushlands. Without a single exception, homeless people start fires to cook and for warmth, or purely for kicks, when mental illness is a factor.
Because homeless encampments pose a direct and deadly arson threat to the life and property of tax-paying residents, drastic legislation changes are overdue in California. Compassion for the less fortunate in life must be tempered by a sober realization that falling through the cracks of society CAN NOT equate with carte blanche to act in casual disregard of laws forbidding the establishment of illegal encampments.
The devastating effects of global warming and climate change are perilous enough as they are without the escalated risk factor of allowing thousands of potential arsonists to simply erect tents and squat wherever they wish while setting open fires daily as a central aspect of that vagrant "lifestyle".
/Rant over