Letter to the editor: Films explain L.A. wildfires

For those wondering why the Los Angeles fires are so unstoppable, I recommend two riveting documentaries. A short PBS Weathered documentary: “Why the LA Fires are Almost Impossible to Stop” brings to life the latest research on the speed of such fires and why they are so destructive and unstoppable.

Frank and Jane Emanuel, who ran the Middlebury Inn, retired to Lahaina, the town on the Hawaiian island of Maui. They came through the tragic fires in Lahaina OK.

In Vermont, the scent of wood smoke on a late fall afternoon is an iconic smell. It’s not like that here today, in the first week of June — it’s more like sitting on the side of the campfire where the wind is blowing, but without any of the benefits of th … (read more)

When thinking about wildfires, one’s mind might wander to the West Coast. The region has long been prone to seasonal blazes, now growing larger and more severe as climate change creates warmer and dryer conditions out West.