Los Angeles Fires...

james_hklocal · 12-01-2025, 09:28 AM

Can't they make artificial rain to stop the fire? The technology should be available.

shri · 12-01-2025, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by james_hklocal:

Can't they make artificial rain to stop the fire? The technology should be available.

Only if there is moisture in the air... Lots of it .. lots of clouds.

The helicopters and planes are throwing as much water and fire retardant at the fires as possible.

hullexile · 12-01-2025, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by james_hklocal:

Can't they make artificial rain to stop the fire? The technology should be available.

There is no artificial rain. They can cloud seed but that is just inducing rainfall.

ByeByeEngland · 12-01-2025, 11:19 AM

Not to belittle or over simplify the circumstances but why do so many people live in an earthquake/fire risk zone when America is so vast? At the lower end economics I’m guessing and at the top end vanity?

MABinPengChau · 12-01-2025, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by ByeByeEngland:

Not to belittle or over simplify the circumstances but why do so many people live in an earthquake/fire risk zone when America is so vast? At the lower end economics I’m guessing and at the top end vanity?

Their employer, Hollywood, is there. Seriously. Mostly of these people work there- not just actors, there is a lot of supporting industry arround movie-making.

And it's the LA suburbs, basically. So any other job in LA, makes sense, particularly because LA schools are abysmal so they seek out other school districts, like Malibu, for example. And it's quite beautiful, I have driven alone the Pacific Coast Highway and seen the sights on the way to the LA airport after bringing my brother back after brain surgery in 2023.

Not my cup of tea, I personally hate all that dry, arid climate but it's sunny and decent every day and attracts a lot of people.

MABinPengChau · 12-01-2025, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by chobochobo:

Absolutely. I'm just talking out of my ar*e, but if it was Putins house at risk, he'd get engineers to dig a mile wide ditch around it as a firebreak. How does fire spread so quickly in an urban environment?

It is very NOT urban, here are some pics in the attached article. Think "Malibu" and that whole area (it's not near there yet but similar geography), it's a mountain community overlooking the Pacific ocean. I mean, yeah, "LA" and yet...not, that is the attraction for people who work in LA.

https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifes...s-fire-photos/

hullexile · 12-01-2025, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by MABinPengChau:

It is very NOT urban, here are some pics in the attached article. Think "Malibu" and that whole area, it's a mountain community overlooking the Pacific ocean. I mean, yeah, "LA" and yet...not, that is the attraction for people who work in LA.

https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifes...s-fire-photos/

Is there any risk to the studios themselves? No idea where they are located

SirNotAppearing · 12-01-2025, 11:54 AM

There have always been brush fires. These fires are unique because they began 1) during what is typically a rainy season, and 2) in largely urban areas, most likely sparked from downed power wires and transformers.

I think Universal Studios is closed, as Jimmy Kimmel didn't air.

And a new fire broke out near the Getty Museum, which has been evacuated. Hope they have their own fire protection and moved most of the displays into a vault. Most museums typically only show 8-10% of their collection.

MABinPengChau · 12-01-2025, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by hullexile:

Is there any risk to the studios themselves? No idea where they are located

Well, been watching and every now and then it heads in another direction. Since they are not controlled, they can't really know, which is why people need to take any kind of evacuation warnings seriously. Yes, this is VERY close to Hollywood, hence why actors and all the other people involved in TV and movies lives there.

One of the big problems is that they had a couple of wet winters (by their standards, not ours) and everything grew- when I was in Camarillo (a bit further north, the had wildfires in December, not far from where my brother once had a house), I thought it was nice (for a change, hate brown and dry) since a lot of growth and everything looked...fresh and relatively green.

Now, that stuff has died off and is dry tinder to fuel the fires. These winds are no joke (winds are normal, it's due to nearby deserts and the wind is stronger AFTER sunset when the desert gets cold). So, other than clearing out this underbrush, there isn't much you can do about prevention. Can try to use fireproof roofing materials, etc., it does help, but this area has always been prone to these things. Like I said before, NOT my cup of tea but the good weather and attractive surroundings, if you like that terrain, attracts many. And jobs, CA has jobs, that's why my brother and his wife were there.