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David Robert Peterson, PC (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years

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If you don't know what to do, call the media and at least give the appearance of doing something.

– David Peterson

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When the upper part of a soil profile becomes quickly saturated with water, it can start to move, especially if the soil porosity differs between the upper and lower parts of the profile, steep slopes and slopes without tree roots to hold the soil are especially vulnerable.

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When you have five or more inches of water in a day or two, it doesn’t buffer the impact of the rain on the soil.

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There are many homes at the bottom of these steep drainages. But at some point mudslides will happen.

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These are natural risks that people need to think about.

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There’s nothing to prevent the magnitude of these events.

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Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

When you have five or more inches of water in a day or two, it does n’t buffer the impact of the rain on the soil.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

There is so much energy and so much intensity that we can not stop them with conventional means, in these fires, we have to allow them to burn until there’s a period of high humidity and rain that helps reduce the temperature of fire enough to control it.

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Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

We’re not dealing much with forest in Southern California, we’re dealing more with chaparral -- and that gets even hotter than a forest fire, there’s a long road ahead of us. The fires we’ve dealt with recently -- like Cal Fire -- are all indicators of what we’re having to deal with in California for the next few years.

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These wildfires in Southern California are unlike anywhere else in the West.

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Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

This [ the Santa Ana winds ] usually happens to some extent every year, but, like all natural phenomena, happens more severely some years than others.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

Businesses shut down, and smaller communities who depend on tourism are greatly impacted.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

There is so much energy and so much intensity that we cannot stop them with conventional means, in these fires, we have to allow them to burn until there’s a period of high humidity and rain that helps reduce the temperature of fire enough to control it.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

We’re not dealing much with forest in Southern California, we’re dealing more with chaparral -- and that gets even hotter than a forest fire, there’s a long road ahead of us. The fires we’ve dealt with recently -- like the Thomas Fire -- are all indicators of what we’re having to deal with in California for the next few years.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

There is so much energy and so much intensity that we cannot stop them with conventional means, in these fire, we have to allow them to burn until there’s a period of high humidity and rain that helps reduce the temperature of fire enough to control it.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

We’re not dealing much with forest in Southern California, we’re dealing more with schapperal -- and that gets even hotter than a forest fire, there’s a long road ahead of us. The fires we’ve dealt with recently -- like the Thomas Fire -- are all indicators of what we’re having to deal with in California for the next few years.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

These wildfires in Southern California are like anywhere else in the West.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

This [the Santa Ana winds] usually happens to some extent every year, but, like all natural phenomenons, happens more severely some years than others.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

There’s a long road ahead of us. The fires we’ve dealt with recently -- like the Thomas Fire -- are all indicators of what we’re having to deal with in California for the next few years.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

Business shuts down, and smaller communities who depend on tourism are greatly impacted.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

There’s always going to be winners and losers in wildfires.

– David Peterson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

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