[SOC] Devastating California Bush Fires

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:15:52 -0800

...and build houses where we know there will be fires and mud slides...

BTW Driving home from Joshua Tree on I10 this weekend, I had a first hand
look at one of the fires. Looked like the entire side of a mountain was
ablaze. Not to mention that the smoke got very thick like a London morning
and day turned to a kind of translucent brown haze. Been finding ash on
everything too...

73's Trev KG6CYN
http://www.qsl.net/kg6cyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Devastating California Bush Fires

> for some reason we plant the damn Euke trees in 6-Land
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian C. Purdie" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [SOC] Devastating California Bush Fires
>
>
> > Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH wrote:
> >
> > > probably because there was an effort made to prevent the Eukes from
> being
> > > burned    in the 91 Oakland Hills fire Eukes actually blew-up and made
> the
> > > fire much worse
> >
> > Well eucalypts "are" pyro-something [can't remember the exact word].
They
> have
> > evolved over millions of years to "attract" fire by exuding oil in
vapour
> form
> > as they heat up, hence exploding.
> >
> > Eucalypts [and most Australian trees] are incapable of reproduction
> without
> > fire.
> >
> > The most puzzling aspect of that photo was the fact trees appeared
> unaffected.
> > Insufficient pre-heating?
> >
> >
> > 72/73's
> >
> > Ian C. Purdie
> > Budgewoi N.S.W. Australia - Co-ords S33�14', E151�34'
> > VK2TIP "I'll give ya the TIP mate" QRP-L #1978. SOC #171 FP#91
> > http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/
> >
> >
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