Op-ed:
Mother
Nature's Fury Released
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor /
Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio
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We're
now almost a week out from the start of the California wildfires that
devastated large parts of densely populated Los Angeles and surrounding areas. And while
there's enough rightful blame going around regarding who did or
didn't do what both before and after the fact, one should never
ignore the possibility that actual “ground
zero”
of these fires was not of deliberate human origin nor was it due to overt
acts of gross negligence by any one individual, but was, I believe to be, solely an act
of “Mother
Nature” herself.
And
while human input...one obviously perpetrated by one with a most decidedly
evil agenda...might be involved in helping the fires to
spread...after all so-called
“bad actors”
always do like to make a bad situation even worse...that does not
negate nor take away from the possibility that these fires were way
more likely of natural origin. And when any occurrence of such a
catastrophic nature as that which just occurred we, as humans, tend
to look for a more complex reason than to accept a simple, direct,
and honest answer as to why they happened.
As
one based in science fact and tangible realities I tend to see things
a bit differently then most especially in regards to conspiracy
theories, scare tactics, and the political blame game. And in regards
to the all-important blame game, I'll revisit that in a bit.
But
here let's start with the key factor involved in this what I believe
to be a naturally occurring disaster, as in the Santa Ana
winds...winds named after Southern California's Santa Ana
Canyon...winds that are known for their infamous role in spreading
large wildfires...fires which are common in Southern California
especially during the cooler months.
Meteorological wise and logistically speaking, the Santa Ana winds...the delivery system
by which these types of fires spread...starts developing
when
high pressure builds over the “Great
Basin”...an
area of the U.S. which encompasses most
of Nevada, half of Utah, and sections of Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and
of course California...and
then are born, if you will, when what is then desert cold air starts
to sink and is forced “downslope,”
which in turn then starts compressing and warming said air at a rate
of about “10C
per kilometer (29F per mile)”
of descent.
Now add in the fact that since early fall
Southern California...an area that sees ten Santa Ana wind events a
year on average...for the most past has been gripped by extremely dry
conditions with little to no moisture...as in rainfall or
humidity...over the past several months, leaving the area ripe for
wildfires to start.
And
why do I tell you all this...simply because folks need to understand
that no...I repeat no...amount of water and no matter the number of
firefighters present on the ground could have stopped the fires in
the Los Angeles area from spreading. However, that does not nor
should it remove the anger and frustration felt by those who lost
everything for what these fires have highlighted is just
how unprepared California was...thanks to its inept political
leaders...to combat the sorts of large-scale, what's now being called “urban wildfires”
...wildfires that have become more frequent over these past few years. In fact, as
per known experts in this field...including Greg Pierce, a
water-resource expert at UCLA ...no “water system in the world”
could have stopped let alone handled the Los Angeles fires even
if all systems were working properly...the best it could have done is
to minimize the damage somewhat. Many people would still have lost
everything, areas would still have been decimated, but maybe not on
the grand scale we're now seeing.
And with most folks believing that government starts at the local level and then works its
way up to the state and finally to the federal level, I say it's just
the opposite especially when it comes to events such as California
just witnessed. And here I put responsibility in the middle...meaning on the state level...as in the lap of Governor Gavin Newsom. Why
so...because as governor, Newsom not only oversees “public
policy,” but he took an oath to protect both the U.S.
and California's Constitution...an oath to “protect the health
safety and welfare” of those in his charge...here meaning California's residents...to which he's failed miserably.
“Mother Nature” can at times
be a “harsh mistress” indeed what with atmospheric conditions
determining both our weather and its effects, but in this case, and
rightfully so, so too can be those now hurting. But wasting time on
rhetoric, blame, and wild goose chases does not solve the problems at
hand...which in this case can be the “harshest mistress” of
all. Case closed.
Copyright © 2025 / Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.
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