Each year California struggles with tremendous fires that threaten lives and property. Climate change, dry weather, and high winds all contribute to massive wildfires. A recent fire that grew to the size of Chicago has killed dozens, if not hundreds, of people and burned an entire town to the ground.
This past weekend, President Trump toured the burned-out area. "You’ve got to take care of the floors. You know the floors of the forests, it's very important," he said. Trump went on to explain that the president of Finland, whom he met on
an overseas trip a week earlier, told him about raking the forest
floors. "He called it a forest nation," Trump said, "and they spent a
lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things, and they don't have
any problem."Finnish president Niinistö told a Finnish newspaper that the subject of raking was never brought up in his conversations with Trump. He said that they did discuss the California wildfires when they met, and that he told Trump "we take care of our forests."
Is it possible that differences in Finland and California's climates might be a possible reason for differing approaches to forest management?
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