Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Southwest Fire
An old saying is that, "Where there is smoke, there is fire." The reverse is just as true, and an aggravating issue in the forest fire management dilemma is what to do about the smoke that comes with burning?
- Read on to learn about the smoke issue:
- Smoke gets in our eyes—and lungs, too—as fire grows: This 1999 Arizona Daily Star article describes how the smoke from a local fire was a source of irritation for Tucson residents.
- Intentionally set fires may bring back haze: This 1998 Arizona Daily Star article warns Tucson citizens that smoke will be in the air because of prescribed burning in local forests.
- No intentional fires: This 1998 Arizona Daily Star letter to the editor objects to starting forest fires on purpose, primarily because of the smoke issue. The author need not be named.
- The forests must burn: This 1998 Arizona Daily Star letter to the editor, in response to the letter above, noted that forest fires are inevitable and that the smoke issue is not easily solved. The author need not be named.
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