Scientists racing to discover depth of ocean damage sparked by LA wildfires

Rather badly edited article, but I was most disappointed by the complete non-mention of the recent giant Moss Landing lithium battery plant that also went up in those flames, spreading toxic ash far and wide. How could something like that get completely passed over?

Rather badly edited article, but I was most disappointed by the complete non-mention of the recent giant Moss Landing lithium battery plant that also went up in those flames, spreading toxic ash far and wide.

One single event is not comparable with the effect of the full devastation, that is why it is not mentioned. The most important pollutants from the fires are not from lithium batteries either.

The LA seabed is littered with waste from weapons production. PCBs are a big concern as they travel up the food chain. I grew up there and am a snorkeling fan - the sea seems pristine, but there are issues.

This was not a case to claim climate change was the cause but super bad forest management out weights climate change.

The ocean is surprisingly resilient. It's too bad, but it will be fine. I think we will be surprised at how fast it recovers. It's always like that with oil spills and I would think oil spills would be worse than this. We'll see.

The ocean is surprisingly resilient. It's too bad, but it will be fine. I think we will be surprised at how fast it recovers. 

When it is being affected by multiple sources this is not something that is guaranteed to happen, so it is justified to pay attention and do whatever is possible to limit the damage or help the recovery.

Also, even if the ocean can be minimally affected as a full body of water, that could still mean huge problem in the local scale.

This was not a case to claim climate change was the cause but super bad forest management out weights climate change.

Actually it is both, the lack of rains and intense winds are related to climate change, the experts have made a lot of efforts explaining this.

Rather badly edited article, but I was most disappointed by the complete non-mention of the recent giant Moss Landing lithium battery plant that also went up in those flames, spreading toxic ash far and wide. How could something like that get completely passed over?

Good point. The effects of that plant burning and the pollutants from the batteries are still not known.

This was not a case to claim climate change was the cause but super bad forest management out weights climate change.

True. Fires are historically a natural effect.

Bad forest management by the state along with arson started this one though.

Good point. The effects of that plant burning and the pollutants from the batteries are still not known.

Still not likely to be significative compared with the full disaster.

True. Fires are historically a natural effect.

And unnatural as well, of course this is completely irrelevant since the factors involving climate change are well known.

Bad forest management by the state along with arson started this one though.

Not at all, you were never been able to refute the fact that the one in charge of the forest management was the federal government, nor you were able to refute the importance of the winds and lack of rain produced by climate change.