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Interesting article. We live in Southern California & weren't affected by the fires except for the smoke, but I have a friend who lost his whole ranch up north. We are starting to look at NH as a retirement spot ( for taxes, housing costs, etc) but we never thought about this. Thanks for posting.
I've lived in SoCal and Colorado, and despite how dry this summer has been in NH, can tell you that NH has a looooong way to go before it would resemble the tinderbox out west. If NH ever has wildfires like out west, you can take it to the bank that the entire western half of the U.S. will resemble a Mad Max movie.
It's not common, but it happens. This year's lack of rainfall is much like that of a century ago when 10% of NH's forests burned. There have been sporadic large (for NH) fires ever since. Google Owl's Head or Grantham Mtn. Even the small one in Lincoln 3 years ago showed us how difficult a fire can be to manage in the mountains.
I've lived in SoCal and Colorado, and despite how dry this summer has been in NH, can tell you that NH has a looooong way to go before it would resemble the tinderbox out west. If NH ever has wildfires like out west, you can take it to the bank that the entire western half of the U.S. will resemble a Mad Max movie.
This... with the exception of grass, I am surprised at how green everything managed to stay, even smaller plants. I would think this would help us avoid what out west is seeing, with fall coming and foliage dying off this could be a different story however. Lets hope for rain soon.
I live in Grafton County and it's very dry here. Lake and reservoir levels are 1-2 ft below normal, towns have water conservation ordinances in effect, private wells are dry, and there are bans on any burning outside. We might have some "scattered showers" next week but there's no significant rain in the forecast.
If NH ever has wildfires like out west, you can take it to the bank that the entire western half of the U.S. will resemble a Mad Max movie.
You should see the appearance of some of the hardcore homeless men here in CA - I sincerely believe it was the costumers' inspiration for Mad Max. T-shirts with sleeves torn off, heavy chains, bike tubes slung across like bandoliers, wild eyes and open sores...
But happily, this doesn't translate into wildfire risk for NH. It has translated into my desire to move away.
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