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The fire this time – a planet swelters, policy delays

Insights · July 27th, 2018

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This archive futurist.com article was written by Glen Hiemstra, Futurist Emeritus. Glen Hiemstra founded Futurist.com in the 1990’s and is now Futurist Emeritus in the Think Tank. An internationally respected expert on creating preferred futures, long-range planning and assessing future trends, Glen has advised professional, business, community, and government organizations for three decades. He is available to work with incredible clients on futurist keynotes and foresight consulting projects. ______________ Imagine fighting a fire to save a town, in 110 degree F temperatures. This is Redding, California. Now I have been through Redding many times, often in 100F plus temperatures, so the heat is not unusual. But, like last year, when fire strikes whether accidentally or is deliberately sparked, in our climate situation and the density of urban/suburban development bordering on rural areas, the situation can be very bad. What is unusual, but not really unusual anymore, is that this summer’s fires around the globe are happening in the midst of the one of the hottest ever July’s on record. Look, there are myriad reasons why fire seasons are worse now, many of them to do with where we live, and how we ignore sound fire prevention practices. But a hotter climate is not going to help, and in fact makes it more urgent to step up to climate change.
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