Summary: On August 17, 2013, in Tuolumne County, the Rim Fire was sparked. Since then, it has burned 228,670 acres of land with 4,995 firefighters trying to control the inferno. At first, no one knew how the fire was started, only that it was caused by human activity and because there were no storms, lightning could be ruled out. Father investigation have lead to Marijuana growers to be culprits and in recent years, such as in 2009, other wild fires have been started by illegal marijuana farms. US Forest Service officials say that the fire is currently 60% contained and that Yosemite National Park is safe but that with this hot, dry weather, theres is still a lot of fuel and to be cautious.
Analysis: This article is covering information about the investigation of the Rim Fire in California. It was published to keep people updated about the status of fire and to inform them of the cause the fire. The main idea of the article is that illegal marijuana farms could be causing the destruction of nature. It was written on August 31st so the details might have been updated sense then but over all a very informative article.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-fire-tourism-economy/2013/08/31/id/523256
This is a very sad case. Not only are we having trouble already with deforestation, but now this. Just goes to show you that drugs are bad!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how this will effect the case for legalizing marijuana.
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It would be terrible if a national park was heavily damaged or even destroyed because of human activity. Wild fires are a huge problem especially during late summer, and we should do our best to prevent them, and not be the cause of them.
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