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The Wildfire Crisis: The Causes, Consequences, and Solutions w/ Steven Kotler | EP #144

2025/1/22
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Peter: 我认为野火问题非常严重,美国西部几乎所有森林都将在未来10到20年内燃烧殆尽。这不仅会造成巨大的经济损失,还会对人们的健康造成严重的影响。我们需要政府的支持,让企业家们能够利用技术手段来解决这个问题,让野火成为过去式。 此外,当前的空气质量指数并不能完全反映野火带来的所有有害化学物质和金属污染。即使我们保持健康的生活方式,仍然会吸入野火产生的有毒化学物质,从而影响健康寿命。我们需要在野火初期就将其扑灭,而不是等到其发展成大火才进行扑救。现有的保险机制存在缺陷,应该转向预防性保险模式。 我对政府在野火问题上的不作为和应对失当感到愤怒。我们需要更多资金投入到野火预防技术研发中,并推动相关技术的应用。 野火带来的环境污染问题不容忽视,空气和水中含有大量有毒物质。我们需要采取措施来减少环境污染,并保护人们的健康。 Steven Kotler: 我对我们没有及时采取技术措施来解决野火问题感到愤怒。大多数专家认为,美国西部几乎所有森林都将在未来10到20年内燃烧殆尽,他们已经默认了这一事实。一旦灾难性火灾开始,它们会持续燃烧超过十年,直到所有燃料都被消耗殆尽。 美国西部就像一个火药桶,随时可能爆炸,而我们已经有技术手段来解决这个问题。现在已经出现了一些机器人技术,可以帮助清除森林中的可燃物,提高效率。可以使用喷气发动机来控制野火蔓延。 美国西部缺乏足够的锯木厂来处理清除的木材,这阻碍了野火预防工作。需要建设模块化锯木厂,以提高效率并减少环境影响。可以将木材加工成生物炭,用于改善森林健康。已经存在环保型阻燃剂,可以用于扑灭野火并减少环境污染。应该将环保型阻燃剂的使用与森林健康恢复相结合。 解决野火问题需要多方面协同努力,单靠企业家力量是不够的。我们需要更多资金投入到野火预防技术研发中,并推动相关技术的应用。

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Experts predict widespread wildfires in the American West within the next 10-20 years, fueled by high fuel loads and a lack of preventative measures. The consequences extend beyond immediate property damage, impacting the environment and public health.
  • Widespread wildfires predicted in the American West within the next 10-20 years.
  • High fuel loads exceeding safe levels.
  • Lack of preventative measures and technological solutions.
  • Experts resigned to the fact of widespread burning.

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In this episode, Steven and Peter discuss the damages caused by the LA wildfires, how to prevent them, and the chemical air and water fallout.   

Recorded on Jan 19th, 2024

Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.

  • 19:57 | The Role of Insurance and Government

  • 36:14 | Technological Advances in Fire Prevention

  • 47:14 | The Environmental Fallout Post-Wildfire

Steven Kotler, Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, is a New York Times bestselling author and leading expert on human performance. He has authored 11 bestsellers, including The Art of Impossible, The Rise of Superman, Bold, and Abundance with his work translated into over 50 languages and nominated for three Pulitzer Prizes. His insights have been featured in top publications like TIME, Wired, and Harvard Business Review as well as academic journals.

Wildfire XPRIZE: https://www.xprize.org/prizes/wildfire

Read Steven’s white paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PUarBMUiTD4tXZWqXtd9s5iefPBTK6bf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109240726690129119612&rtpof=true&sd=true)

The Fires’ Webinar: https://youtu.be/gdHMOgJfiyM?si=dn1V2VnpmOgkADj_


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