New Data Absolutely Destroys Media Claims of ‘Climate Change is Causing More Wildfire’
18 hours ago Anthony Watts
Originally posted at ClimateREALISM
The media, politicians, and climate activists like to claim that climate change is making wildfires more frequent and larger. The linkage is the supposed relationship with increasing global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration due to the burning of fossil fuels and the belief that we will suffer increased effects; hotter temperatures, more drought, and increased wildfires as a result of those two elements increasing.
Here are some examples of the media pushing this:
Climate change is causing more wildfires and governments are unprepared, says U.N. (PBS)
As climate changes, world grapples with a wildfire crisis (UNEP)
Climate Scientists Warn of a ‘Global Wildfire Crisis’ (NYT)
In the New York Times article, the subtitle reveals the supposed cause:
“Worsening heat and dryness could lead to a 50 percent rise in off-the-charts fires, according to a United Nations report.”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/06/14/new-data-absolutely-destroys-media-claims-of-climate-change-is-causing-more-wildfire/
