I live about 35 miles from Boulder and 2,200 feet higher. Had one of the best gardens in the last 15 years because May, June and the first part of July were wetter than ever. I hardly watered at all and normally I pour tons of water on and still don’t get the results I saw last summer.
It is true that it has been very dry since then with no snowfall to speak of until the day after the Boulder/Louisville fires.
The dryness was definitely a factor, as were the 110 mph winds, but the early season rains were the primary causative factor in the intensity of the fires. The weeds and grasses in the Boulder/Louisville area had undoubtedly grown to epic proportions just like my garden did.
Yes. This pattern is kind of standard in dry areas.
Of course Biden never lived around the west so he does not understand.
Ditto in Arizona. When we have substantial rains, all those grasses and weeds suddenly appear. The desert is suddenly all green. Then the usual dryness returns, the grasses dry out and now we have a lot of stuff to burn!
After rains, they always predict we are going to get fires!
Very predictable and has nothing to do with global warming!
The dryness was definitely a factor, as were the 110 mph winds, but the early season rains were the primary causative factor in the intensity of the fires. The weeds and grasses in the Boulder/Louisville area had undoubtedly grown to epic proportions just like my garden did.
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First thing I’ve read about the fire that makes sense!