Using solar power to fight fires

What is causing the proliferation of wildfires all over the American West? Could it be global warming? There doesn’t seem to be much doubt that man-made climate change is the long-term answer. It is not just Californians that are seeing disturbing images of smoldering trees, menacing flames, and fleeing families. The increase in wildfires has become a global problem, with growing numbers of deadly wildfire incidents recorded from California to Greece and Indonesia. There is a global consensus that the increasing severity of wildfires is directly linked to climate change. Clean renewable forms of energy like solar are hard at work trying to reverse the problem. Parched forests, as well as high temperatures and strong winds, provide fuel to keep fires burning faster and longer. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, large wildfires in the United States burn more than double the area they did in 1970, and the average wildfire season is 77 days longer than it once was.

How is solar the hero in this story?

It begins with the basics. Solar power is a clean and renewable alternative to our traditional energy resources of coal, oil and natural gas, which have been furiously emitting greenhouses gases since the 19th century. Greenhouse gases trap radiation in our atmosphere, thereby warming the earth and trapping noxious gases. This phenomenon has led to many hazardous consequences like rising global temperatures, jumps in extreme weather, extended drought conditions and ocean acidification. If we want to break this harmful cycle of pollution, we need to systematically alter the way this world generates electricity. Clean energy helps steer us away from the path to environmental catastrophe and a drastically altered climate. 

Solar is the only sensible alternative

Solar plays an important role, offering an alternative plan of energy generation and distribution that protects vulnerable communities from threats of fire and disaster. There is no time to waste. We must fundamentally change the way we generate electricity. Solar, wind, and other renewable sources of energy are leading the way for that needed change.

The best way to generate power is through solar panels!

Solar power is here to stay, and the sooner you explore how much you can save, the sooner you can enjoy the benefits of residential solar power. Go to HahaSmart.com and try our price checker tool. It tells you how much solar power you need, and how much you can save.

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