The LA fires were man-made, but not like they say
By Marc Morano
February 12, 2025
8:32 am
By Chris Martz –
Chris Martz is a senior at Millersville University majoring in meteorology and a research assistant for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow.
The political fires that ignited with President Donald Trump’s second inauguration shifted national attention away from the devastating wildfires in California.
Now entirely contained, the Los Angeles County fires should not be allowed to fade into the history books, chalked up to yet another consequence of man-made global warming. Politicians trying to pin the blame for the disaster on climate change are not only attempting to avoid accountability but are just plain wrong.
Fires require three key ingredients: an ignition source, fuel, and oxygen. Wildfires do not spontaneously combust because the planet is 1.2°C warmer now than in 1850. There must first be an ignition source. These can be natural, such as lightning, or man-made, such as fireworks, sparks, or arson. Ninety-seven percent of fires between 1992 and 2012 had a human ignition source, according to a study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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