2025-01-08 17:09:09
The average rainfall in the Los Angeles Area is 12-14" per year (Wikipedia, USGS, NOAA). The last 12 months rainfall has been 24-25 inches. Nearly double the average annual rainfall. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(163-2-85) Author
2025-01-08 17:28:27
NNN OP said no rainfall in the past 8 months. The total rainfall of the past year cannot disprove this claim. OP’s claim is accurate: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(33-3-36) Author
2025-01-08 17:31:19
NNN — “the area” is not Los Angeles as a whole. In the specific area of the fire (Pacific Palisades), there has been negligible rainfall in the past 8 months. Source: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(28-2-34) Author
2025-01-08 17:32:28
NNN Stunning Cashew Goose highlighted San Francisco statistics in the link, but may be surprised to know that San Francisco and Los Angeles are not the same city, and in fact have wildly different climate. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(29-2-33) Author
2025-01-08 17:32:56
The Palisades fire started at around 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to CAL Fire. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(44-4-84) Author
2025-01-08 17:34:44
Prior note refers to wrong data. Total precipitation in LA area from June 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 was 0.16 inches, with monthly rainfall of less than 0.02 inches for June-October and December. This is very close to "no rain". [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(43-2-47) Author
2025-01-08 18:03:53
NN. It is not Donald J. Trump's responsibility, as the current sitting President is Joseph R. Biden. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(108-4-91) Author
2025-01-08 18:23:55
Nnn - take your arguments to the reply section dumbnuts NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(29-0-63) Author
2025-01-08 18:28:06
NNN - The post did not claim that Donald Trump is the President, only that he ought to treat it like an existential crisis. Given that Donald Trump is the President-elect, it soon will be his responsibility, so this is fair advice. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(57-3-84) Author
2025-01-08 18:33:07
Donald Trump is not currently the President of the United States, and has not held office since 2021. Currently in office are Joe Biden, President of the United States since 2021 and California Governor Gavin Newsom, elected on November 6, 2018. [Link][Link][Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(242-1-109) Author
2025-01-08 20:08:28
It has rained in LA within 8 months [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(107-6-59) Author
2025-01-08 20:25:00
These fires are not climate change. This part of California is an arid climate, precipitation can swing wildly year to year as seen in the prior years which had a lot of rain allowing growth of vegetation which has dried out in the current year creating more tinder for fires. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(272-9-99) Author
2025-01-09 05:13:33
These fires were predictable and could have been mitigated through forest management (removal of dead wood) and increased irrigation. Californian leadership has been ineffective across many years. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(161-3-56) Author
2025-01-09 16:41:50
Lack of water to fight fires was caused by the inability to get anything done in California in a reasonable time. Proposition 1 was passed in 2014, but as of yet none of the reservoir facilities are complete. The first is planned to be brought online in 2027, the last in 2032 [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(50-0-20) Author