Boulder Initiative: Jan 2022

[Jon Schull]

We need Zuzka's version of Michal's article.

Be aware that Zuzka was just in Colorado too.

Russ has some Colorado connections too.

John and Nancy are leading.

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[Michal Kravčík]

Hi Jon, 

here is link https://peopleandwater.international/project/marshall-fires/

Michal 

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[Jon Schull]

I have taken the liberty of creating a copy-edited version of Michal and Zuzka's article.

https://peopleandwater.international/project/marshall-fires/

It's still rough, but I think it's shorter, more readable, and more idiomatic.  It also includes an editorial introduction that may help distracted policy-makers and reporters not "lose the plot".

The intro might want to mention Michal's work with the Greek government to make it clearer that Colorado could get a consult.

I think there are too many similar photos of hardscapes.

This version is editable by anyone, and no offence will be taken if Nancy and John choose to go with another version.  I'm offering it as a possible model.

As Nancy points out, we should get something like this to the policy makers,  public servant ASAP.  But then it should be moved into popular media somehow.

[ZS SM]

Thank you, Jon. Sorry I haven’t been able to send it out yet, my Word document wasn’t saved on iCloud and I just came back home - had several appointments lined up for today afternoon.

I’d like to bring your attention to this fascinating time-lapse of the December 30th- a historically most destructive fire in CO history. 

Time-lapse video by Chris Holder 

https://mobile.twitter.com/chrislholder/status/1476639063981580289

A screenshot from this video shows how the winds strangely curve up, as if blocked by something, and carry the smoke plume aloft. 

The wind trajectory in the video is in the reverse direction compared to Michal’s second diagram. Some people say the wind jumped the highway interstate. It changes direction like in Michal’s diagram.

(Then the cloud bounces the plumes back. Power of water again)

Then the fire spread wider: 

While according to NYT this is the most significant urban firestorm in recent history (except the Chicago fire), the residents in Athens, Greece, and many other congested towns in Greece and Italy found themselves in very similar situations. Too close to home! 

While we stayed in Boulder hotel just 8km from the fires with many evacuees, my son remarked that perhaps we should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice during the night. We could still feel the wind gusts pounding on the window, and witnessed people carry their possessions in a trash bag as they had just minutes to leave their homes. 

And here is the latest news:

This was the force of the wind:

https://twitter.com/awesternlens/status/1476650089007378455?s=21

And here's an example of what we saw on the road. 18 of them in the ditch (not my photo)

Stay well, everyone.

Zuzka

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[Jon Schull]

This is Great you should add it to the document

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[Jon Schull]

forgot to provide the link to my revision

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWBQZlZq8VouEVbI_DleIEvOMzvBF_mrsVSmhlmsANw/edit

[Anastassia Makarieva]

Dear colleagues,

concerning the wind directions. There are two issues here. First, the anomalous warmth and drought in the region (over months and more). What is the cause? According to the NYT, "the risks of the physical hazard of fire is increasing, which we know it is, for a range of reasons, including climate change and the historic policies of fire suppression and the lack of prescribed fire. ". We say instead that a major reason is the landscape drying due to improper management of vegetation cover. 

The second problem is how exactly the drought has led to fire, what the winds were, what exactly could burn in the city and so on. It is an important but from ERA's perspective secondary issue. As Jan Pokorny rightly mentioned, when there are huge temperature gradients, they will equalize violently, in one way or another, which is exactly what happened. So I'd suggest to probably consider making less emphasis on explaining this particular fire but more focus on its fundamental causes and recurrent patterns.

Anastassia

PS this publication addresses dogmas about "prescribed fires" in the US.

Bradley, C. M., Hanson, C. T., and DellaSala, D. A. (2016). Does increased forest protection correspond to higher fire severity in frequent-fire forests of the western United States? Ecosphere 7:e01492. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1492

чт, 6 янв. 2022 г. в 06:08, Jon Schull <jsc...@gmail.com>:

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[peter]

Exactly! I want to add only a small note. What is frequently missed, is that besides the temperature gradients, there are air humidity gradients. The warmer air can go down and the colder up (counterintuitive for some) if the warmer air is considerably drier.

 

Peter

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[Ana]

Dear All, 

I apologize for not being able to join our meetings. And with all the respect and admirations to all in the Alliance to what you have accomplished to move forward the project. But I think we need to think outside the box(es) of established sciences.

As Most of the weather patterns, cannot be explained by conventional science and models, but maybe can be addressed by considering anthropogenic induced climate changes: e.g. HARP activities, chemtrails etc. that have been patented and exist for years, aiming to make locally induced climate changes and even disasters. Please don’t call me a conspiracy person:)

We need to think outside the box(es), as science is science only when questioned and put to serve only the goodness for all (not just selected ones as Rachel Carson often stated). 

Sincerely 

Anamarija Frankić

On Jan 6, 2022, at 9:32 AM, peter <pega...@gmail.com> wrote:



Exactly! I want to add only a small note. What is frequently missed, is that besides the temperature gradients, there are air humidity gradients. The warmer air can go down and the colder up (counterintuitive for some) if the warmer air is considerably drier.

 

Peter

 

From: Anastassia Makarieva
Sent: Thursday, January 6, 2022 6:18 AM
To: Jon Schull
Cc: ZS SM; EcoRestoration Alliance
Subject: Re: [ERA] Boulder Initiative and a time-lapse video: Jan 2022

 

Dear colleagues,

concerning the wind directions. There are two issues here. First, the anomalous warmth and drought in the region (over months and more). What is the cause? According to the NYT, "the risks of the physical hazard of fire is increasing, which we know it is, for a range of reasons, including climate change and the historic policies of fire suppression and the lack of prescribed fire. ". We say instead that a major reason is the landscape drying due to improper management of vegetation cover. 

The second problem is how exactly the drought has led to fire, what the winds were, what exactly could burn in the city and so on. It is an important but from ERA's perspective secondary issue. As Jan Pokorny rightly mentioned, when there are huge temperature gradients, they will equalize violently, in one way or another, which is exactly what happened. So I'd suggest to probably consider making less emphasis on explaining this particular fire but more focus on its fundamental causes and recurrent patterns.

Anastassia

PS this publication addresses dogmas about "prescribed fires" in the US.

Bradley, C. M., Hanson, C. T., and DellaSala, D. A. (2016). Does increased forest protection correspond to higher fire severity in frequent-fire forests of the western United States? Ecosphere 7:e01492. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1492

 

 

чт, 6 янв. 2022 г. в 06:08, Jon Schull <jsc...@gmail.com>:

forgot to provide the link to my revision

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWBQZlZq8VouEVbI_DleIEvOMzvBF_mrsVSmhlmsANw/edit

 

On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 7:08 PM Jon Schull <jsc...@gmail.com> wrote:

This is Great you should add it to the document

On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 6:32 PM ZS SM <z3m...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you, Jon. Sorry I haven’t been able to send it out yet, my Word document wasn’t saved on iCloud and I just came back home - had several appointments lined up for today afternoon.

 

I’d like to bring your attention to this fascinating time-lapse of the December 30th- a historically most destructive fire in CO history. 

 

Time-lapse video by Chris Holder 

https://mobile.twitter.com/chrislholder/status/1476639063981580289

 

A screenshot from this video shows how the winds strangely curve up, as if blocked by something, and carry the smoke plume aloft. 

 

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The wind trajectory in the video is in the reverse direction compared to Michal’s second diagram. Some people say the wind jumped the highway interstate. It changes direction like in Michal’s diagram.

 

(Then the cloud bounces the plumes back. Power of water again)

Then the fire spread wider: 

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While according to NYT this is the most significant urban firestorm in recent history (except the Chicago fire), the residents in Athens, Greece, and many other congested towns in Greece and Italy found themselves in very similar situations. Too close to home! 

 

While we stayed in Boulder hotel just 8km from the fires with many evacuees, my son remarked that perhaps we should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice during the night. We could still feel the wind gusts pounding on the window, and witnessed people carry their possessions in a trash bag as they had just minutes to leave their homes. 

 

And here is the latest news:

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This was the force of the wind:

https://twitter.com/awesternlens/status/1476650089007378455?s=21

 

 

And here's an example of what we saw on the road. 18 of them in the ditch (not my photo)

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[Michal Kravčík]

Dear Ana, 

something beyond the standards of official climate sciences is the new water paradigm (www.waterparadigm.org). If you want to cube them for inspiration here: https://peopleandwater.international/project/how-to-effectively-to-heal-the-climate/

Michal 

št 6. 1. 2022 o 16:39 Ana <afra...@gmail.com> napísal(a):

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[John Liu]

Dear Friends:

Best wishes on your efforts. 

I’m working on a film project for the next 10 days and it will be difficult to keep up with all the discussions.

I may contact the group for some of the infographics. 

Be well and happy,

John

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The wind trajectory in the video is in the reverse direction compared to Michal’s second diagram. Some people say the wind jumped the highway interstate. It changes direction like in Michal’s diagram.

 

(Then the cloud bounces the plumes back. Power of water again)

Then the fire spread wider: 

<image_6483441.JPG>

 

While according to NYT this is the most significant urban firestorm in recent history (except the Chicago fire), the residents in Athens, Greece, and many other congested towns in Greece and Italy found themselves in very similar situations. Too close to home! 

 

While we stayed in Boulder hotel just 8km from the fires with many evacuees, my son remarked that perhaps we should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice during the night. We could still feel the wind gusts pounding on the window, and witnessed people carry their possessions in a trash bag as they had just minutes to leave their homes. 

 

And here is the latest news:

<image_6487327.JPG>

 

This was the force of the wind:

https://twitter.com/awesternlens/status/1476650089007378455?s=21

 

 

And here's an example of what we saw on the road. 18 of them in the ditch (not my photo)

<image_6483441.JPG>

 

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ecorestoration-alliance/8DA4F980-1F5F-491B-938B-C30CFE2D37B1%40hxcore.ol.

[Jon Schull]

I'd love to know whether we helped this happen....

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/COBOULDER/bulletins/31536bc

Boulder County launches Climate Innovation FundBoulder County Colorado sent this bulletin at 04/27/2022 09:42 AM MDT

April 27, 2022

Contact:
Christian Herrmann, 720-450-0059

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Boulder County launches Climate Innovation Fund

County seeks bids that support carbon dioxide removal, landscape resilience and restoration

Boulder County, CO — Boulder County's Office of Sustainability, Climate Action & Resilience has launched a Climate Innovation Fund to support local projects focused on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and landscape resilience and restoration. The Fund, totaling $450,000, is seeking proposals for these local projects during the application window of April 28, 2022 through May 27, 2022.

“The climate crisis is already impacting everyday life in Boulder County in the form of year-round wildfire seasons, poor air quality, and more days of extreme heat,” said Susie Strife, Boulder County Director of Sustainability, Climate Action & Resilience. “We need to continue to invest in rapid emissions reductions and the critical counterpart of restoring our atmosphere through carbon dioxide removal if we are serious about supporting the solutions needed to meet our climate goals."

Boulder County’s Office of Sustainability, Climate Action & Resilience is seeking innovative climate solutions with the goal to support carbon dioxide removal, and landscape resilience and restoration through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Boulder County seeks to foster local projects that respond to and mitigate climate change impacts in recognition of the fact that local government resources need to be mobilized in order to advance carbon drawdown, emissions reduction objectives, and climate adaptation strategies for increased resilience.

In developing this initiative, Boulder County has partnered with Carbon Direct Inc., a leading carbon management advisory and technology firm backed by over 40 of the world’s leading carbon scientists.

“We are excited to support Boulder County’s impressive efforts to promote place-based climate change mitigation through local carbon removal, and restoration and resilience projects,” said Sarah Federman, Senior Science Advisor for Carbon Direct and Boulder County resident. “This initiative is an essential building block towards confronting the reality of the impacts of climate change in our daily lives and creating foundations of resilience and sustainability in our communities.”

Learn more about the Climate Innovation Fund and how to apply during an informational webinar at 12 p.m. Mountain Time on April 28, 2022 hosted via this Zoom link. For more information on submission guidelines, please visit the RFQ.

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