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Trump calls Austria a role model in fighting forest fires, after all there are “forest cities” there and the trees in Europe are much more “explosive”.
Donald Trump and the forest. Two years ago, Finland was the great role model of the President of the United States in preventing wildfires. The Finns would clear the forest of fallen leaves every year. This time it is Austria’s turn. In an interview with the American broadcaster Fox News, the president of the United States can be heard affirming that Europe and Austria have many “forest cities”. The trees are also “more explosive” than those in California. And Austria could serve as a model at all, because “they live there in the forest.”
Trump made a similar statement on Monday. The president of the United States has often criticized the California Democrats for the fires and, in his opinion, the mismanagement of the crisis. Upon Trump’s arrival in Sacramento, the President of the United States spoke of an alleged phone call: “I was on the phone with the leader of a large country and he said, ‘We are a forest nation. We see ourselves as a forest nation. ‘ That was in Europe. I said, ‘That’s a good term.’ “According to Trump, the anonymous European head of state is also said to have said,” We have trees that are much more explosive than in California and we have no problems. “
If the trees fell, they would become very dry, “like a matchstick.” “They would just explode. They can explode,” Trump said. This also applies to fallen leaves on the forest floor. “It really is fuel for a fire. So you have to.” do something about it, “said Trump, his experience in wildfires.
The state should create more fire barriers in forests, which is better managed in European countries. “She [die Kalifornier, Anm.] you also have to cut down. I mean, people don’t like to cut down trees, but they have to do it, ”said the president of the United States. “But they don’t. When you go to other countries, you go to Austria, you go to Finland, you go to many different countries and they have no problems. “
Violent forest fires
The California wildfires and the role of climate change in them also sparked a discussion Monday between Wade Crowfoot, secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, and Trump.
The American president had flown to a meeting in Sacramento, the capital of California, to learn about the damage caused by the devastating wildfires. “We want to work with you to really understand climate change and what it means for our forests, and really work with the science,” Crowfoot said. Trump’s response: “It’s going to be cooler, you’ll see” (Direct quote: “It’s going to start to get cooler, just watch”).
“I wish science would agree with you,” Crowfoot replied. And Trump: “I don’t think science knows.”
87 West Coast Fire
The devastating wildfires in the western United States have destroyed large areas in recent weeks and the numbers continue to rise. In ten states alone, including California, Oregon and Washington, 87 large fires devastated more than 18,600 square kilometers of land, according to the federal agency’s National Interagency Fire Center on Monday.
In California, about 16,500 firefighters battled the flames. The full extent of hellfire cannot yet be foreseen, an increase in the number of victims is feared.
In Oregon fire zones, 22 people were reported missing Monday. Ten deaths have been confirmed, Gov. Kate Brown said. Entire cities burned in the state. In neighboring California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that at least 24 people had died there. Six of the current fires are already among the 20 largest in the history of the “Golden State” since records began around 1930.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee harshly criticized Trump’s response to the historic wildfires. “It is so angry to have a president who keeps making excuses instead of helping us with solutions to fight the climate change that is causing these climate burns,” Inslee said Monday in an interview with CNN. Scientists believe the climate crisis is exacerbating extreme weather events like drought and heat, which can contribute to more violent wildfires.
(Bloomberg / APA / dpa / valve)
