Why in Russia it is already possible not to extinguish forest fires
One trouble in Russia is gone, but another has come. Floods that flooded entire regions gave way to terrible forest fires. In the Krasnoyarsk Territory alone, the area of fires approaches one million hectares, and Buryatia, Yakutia, Transbaikalia, and the Irkutsk Region are also burning. Interestingly, local authorities, in most cases, do not extinguish fires and wait until they "burn themselves out". The most amazing thing is that they have every right to do so. How could this happen?
First of all, it is necessary to mention that not only Russia is burning. Forest fires in large areas are now occurring in Canada and the United States. The temperature in Alaska is over 32 degrees Celsius. On the territory of the northernmost state, about 250 fires are currently burning, of which two hundred cannot be controlled. Local authorities and the population are actively fighting the rest.
Among the reasons: heat in the absence of precipitation, dry thunderstorms, igniting dry trees. This has happened before, but now natural disasters are intensifying due to climate change. Scientists warn that in the troposphere high-altitude jet currents are changing, and this leads to abnormal manifestations: unusual heat or, conversely, heavy rains. In addition, the “human factor” cannot be ignored. Russian expert Stefan Kruse, who studied this issue, explains:
The fight against illegal logging is ongoing, but the problem remains. The parliamentarian Nikolai Buduyev also speaks about this:
Local residents complain that because of burning they are experiencing breathing problems, smoke from conflagrations obscures the sun. The forest itself, its inhabitants, the harvest of wild plants die. As a result, the level of groundwater decreases, which in the future will lead to new, more serious problems with water supply. So why do regional authorities hardly extinguish forest fires? The head of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Alexander Uss, bluntly stated that this is a common natural phenomenon, “it is pointless to fight it, or even“ harmful. The governor is calm as the law is now on his side.
This problem is artificially created, and for a long time. The "Fat Two Thousand" adopted the new Forest Code. This normative act essentially destroyed the forestry institution. Over 80 thousand employees of the state Forest Guard were dismissed, 680 inspectors remained in the service. Many foresters were representatives of entire dynasties who knew the area very well and could put out fires at the outbreak stage, without bringing the matter to a catastrophe. The federal authorities relieved themselves of responsibility for the preservation of the forest and transferred it to regions that were completely unprepared for this. The old, working system was broken at the end of 2006, but the new one was not created. But there were opportunities for rampant "black lumberjacks", which became especially no one to hunt. The fruits of this law are still being reaped.
Depressing another. Instead of drawing conclusions and playing everything back, in 2015 the Ministry of Natural Resources allowed the governors “not to put out fires if they do not threaten settlements, objects economics", And" if the projected extinguishing costs exceed the projected damage. "
In fairness, let's say that not every forest fire can be put out, and not everyone is worth it. But in the complex, the adoption of the Forest Code in this form and the publication of such an order by the Ministry look very ominous. Under the pretext of “economic inexpediency” and “cost optimization”, you can close schools and hospitals in the village, and not pay pensions, raising your retirement age.
Oh, it's already done ...
First of all, it is necessary to mention that not only Russia is burning. Forest fires in large areas are now occurring in Canada and the United States. The temperature in Alaska is over 32 degrees Celsius. On the territory of the northernmost state, about 250 fires are currently burning, of which two hundred cannot be controlled. Local authorities and the population are actively fighting the rest.
Among the reasons: heat in the absence of precipitation, dry thunderstorms, igniting dry trees. This has happened before, but now natural disasters are intensifying due to climate change. Scientists warn that in the troposphere high-altitude jet currents are changing, and this leads to abnormal manifestations: unusual heat or, conversely, heavy rains. In addition, the “human factor” cannot be ignored. Russian expert Stefan Kruse, who studied this issue, explains:
Black or gray lumberjacks sometimes triggered fires in order to conceal violations and not to take out a small part of felled trees.
The fight against illegal logging is ongoing, but the problem remains. The parliamentarian Nikolai Buduyev also speaks about this:
Arson of the forest to cover up illegal logging is a hypothesis that should be taken as seriously as possible. Indeed, the forest is sometimes set ablaze in order to hide some crimes.
Local residents complain that because of burning they are experiencing breathing problems, smoke from conflagrations obscures the sun. The forest itself, its inhabitants, the harvest of wild plants die. As a result, the level of groundwater decreases, which in the future will lead to new, more serious problems with water supply. So why do regional authorities hardly extinguish forest fires? The head of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Alexander Uss, bluntly stated that this is a common natural phenomenon, “it is pointless to fight it, or even“ harmful. The governor is calm as the law is now on his side.
This problem is artificially created, and for a long time. The "Fat Two Thousand" adopted the new Forest Code. This normative act essentially destroyed the forestry institution. Over 80 thousand employees of the state Forest Guard were dismissed, 680 inspectors remained in the service. Many foresters were representatives of entire dynasties who knew the area very well and could put out fires at the outbreak stage, without bringing the matter to a catastrophe. The federal authorities relieved themselves of responsibility for the preservation of the forest and transferred it to regions that were completely unprepared for this. The old, working system was broken at the end of 2006, but the new one was not created. But there were opportunities for rampant "black lumberjacks", which became especially no one to hunt. The fruits of this law are still being reaped.
Depressing another. Instead of drawing conclusions and playing everything back, in 2015 the Ministry of Natural Resources allowed the governors “not to put out fires if they do not threaten settlements, objects economics", And" if the projected extinguishing costs exceed the projected damage. "
In fairness, let's say that not every forest fire can be put out, and not everyone is worth it. But in the complex, the adoption of the Forest Code in this form and the publication of such an order by the Ministry look very ominous. Under the pretext of “economic inexpediency” and “cost optimization”, you can close schools and hospitals in the village, and not pay pensions, raising your retirement age.
Oh, it's already done ...
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