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Well this weekend's washout looks like more scatter showers as of now.

You really can't. too widespread at this point. I laugh when people say to kill any spotted lanternfly you see-that's like trying to hold back the tide with a broom. Years ago they sprayed malathion to combat west nile disease in mosquitoes-it possibly led to a large die off of lobsters in LI sound. Not worth it in the end.

I saw lots of white oak along Nicolls road (CR-97) refoliating this week after being completely eaten bare by gypsy moth caterpillars

How do you kill these insects? Is there a way of eliminating them so you don't have to cut down these trees?

and most of the trees are male so it causes loads of problems with allergies

monotype culture, it's the problem with our food supply and farming system too. We're going to face a real crisis in a few decades when our food supply starts to run out. One single plant disease could do it.

Allot are invasives. Like Norway crap maple, black locust and tree of heaven. Doesn’t make for a productive ecosystem because our animals and insects aren’t adapted for them. And tree of heaven for example is the host of spotted lantern fly. They should all be removed where ever possible so the few native species still going strong can take over. Very dependent on location which trees. Here on the island it’s oak, hickory, red maple, tulip, sweet gum, sassafras, and black gum to name a few of the most prominent and least blight/disease prone.

Also lots of Sweet Gums in my area

Seriously though I'm a huge tree lover and all this crap we've had to deal with is very depressing. I've mentioned before I had to cut down a huge 60 year old Ash 3 years ago from my backyard that made great shade and amazing fall color because of the Emerald Ash Borer Literally all of it is a product of globalization correct? I think all the pests/diseases are all imports?

yeah the forest is lush here but alot of oak and norway maple, some hickory and tulip trees too

And yet we have more trees today than 100 years ago in the eastern US lol I guess they're all just a variety of oak and maple haha

Ash borer beetle and southern pine bark beetle have killed literally billions of trees in the east. Next on deck is beech leaf disease. Add that to American chestnut blight and Dutch elms disease. Eastern forests are a shell of what they once were. Acid rain and climate change are the final death blows to what’s left.

Just picture this old school Miami booty song with ACATT slowly rising pushing sweaty asses in the air and twerking as the beat hits. Big Heat coming! Big Heat Coming! Big Heat Coming! Big Heat coming! Lets go Come on now! Big Heat on the Move Sweaty cheeks when you poo Cold weenies no good Ain't nothing but the dews so good!

The trends are the problem. Before the last three years I can recall only one time having smoke come into our area, back in 2002.

when do you think the next -AMO will begin?

12z looked Steiny for the Heiny. Dry times ahead

What will ACATT say and do?

Not warm and sunny but if we can stay mainly dry and 65-70.. that a dub ya

I don't really care about Canadian fires. If I have 5 or 10 days a year of haze, it doesn't bother me. If we get what we had a few years ago and that lasts for weeks, then we have an issue, otherwise its a nothing burger

Not get rid of but *slowly* replace with trees that are less flammable. It looks like nature is doing that anyway. The new climate doesn't seem to be able to sustain the trees that are currently occupying it.

Yes and even on a human based level, there are likely cures to several diseases in the Amazon forest that we've yet to discover.

We can't just get rid of Canada's boreal forest! They are part of a very important ecosystem. The problem with boreal forests is that decomposition is super slow. They have very limited decomposition throughout the year because of the long and very cold winters. So every summer more growth does happen and some needles and whatnot drop to the forest floor where they can remain for decades. The problem with this is it is akin to you bringing in a gallon of kerosene into your kitchen each year and storing it under the sink. You never light the kerosene or use it, but every year you buy another gallon and store it. Eventually you have a lot of kerosene built up and suddenly your garbage disposal goes on the fritz and sparks go everywhere (like lightning). Next thing you know you have gallons of kerosene going up in flames because none was used and just kept accumulating. The boreal forest is also home to several endangered species, plus tons of bacteria we haven't fully studied. We can't just get rid of it. Even replacement more fire-resistant trees would be non-native and not provide the same ecosystem services.

Yes, the problem is when something bad happens in nature, the usual cause is humans, not nature. Nature seeks to achieve a sustainable balance, humans have more short term goals.

I've been contemplating this too, the fires are nature's way of replacing something which no longer fits the climate.

EPS is warm too. It's coming.