The Texas wildfires are not a joke. Is a real situation that is going on right now, a few miles from us. Just to imagine all the people that has been evacuated from their houses, which cannot go to work and some of them are losing their homes stressed me out. Another scary issue is the people that make their living from their land. A friend of mine has a ranch and because of the hot weather that is hitting our state and the smokey air his cattle is getting sick. And like my friend there are thousands of farmers that are suffering nowadays. This situation is not only affecting the environment, the economy as well.
Probably Smokey Bear is what first comes to the mind of many people when they think in fire, but this time is getting more serious than a simple fire. We must remember that a wildfire in basic words is a rapidly spreading of intense and uncontrolled fire. What was the cause of the Texas wildfires this year? Probably it was caused by irresponsible people who are not careful at the time they do campfires, leaving unattended a burning cigarette or they just don't listen to the drought warnings. We need to be aware that something small -a cigarette or spark- can have a great impact. Another huge possibility is the hot weather that is hitting Texas for the past months and just a few drops of rain had visit Texas soil , also the last weekend winds were not very helpful to stop spreading the fire.
The Texas wildfires are having a great impact in the County's of Montgomery, Waller and Grimes where around 8,000 acres have been destroyed. According to some officials at least 5,000 acres have burned in Montgomery County, 3,000 acres in Waller County and about 300 acres have burned in Grimes County. And in some percentage the fire was not contained completely. According to Los Angeles Times some help has being sent from California to Texas where the Forest Service has sent 765 fire personnel and equipment including 46 engines, 9 hand crews, 5 bulldozers and 7 water tender and a DC-10 jetliner. This jet is capable of dropping 12,000 gallons of fire retardant, but it cannot be used because the officials couldn't find a person that is prepared to control the jet, which personally I think is ridiculous. Why bring or borrow equipment that the Texan pilots cannot manage, when California is a state that has a lot of wildfires too...? so basically we are taking another state equipment, which is going to be useless to us, making Texas wildfires not only an issue for residents of our state, but also for residents of the west coast.
Meanwhile, Texas is burning. Destroying hundreds of homes and thousands of acres, affecting state budget, wildlife, family incomes, environment and of course our lungs.
Photo by Ramon Arciniega. Cypress, Texas
5 comments:
I did not know that is happening in Texas, I am disconnected from the news, I very much hope to find a quick solution to the problem of fires, which is difficult if the unconsciousness of the people what causes them.
A hug, the free pass here.
Beware
Malquerida: Gracias por darte la vuelta y si estamos al pendiente. Tampoco las construcciones ayudan ya que aqui las casas son de palitos y papel.Salu2
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no entendi nada, debi haber tomado mayor atencion a las clases de ingles.de ingles.
Devastating fires have flared up the Texan sky as homes turn to ashes but at least no lives have been lost. What further amazes me is how people come together to aid their fellow texans who have lost their homes B-). Sweet!
;D que gusto verte de vuelta
bienvenida
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