‘Pretty Devastating’: Extreme Climate Policies Behind Those High-Intensity Wildfires
by Gabriella Hoffman 23 hours ago
Summer 2024 is proving to be a scorcher, and not just politically. The National Interagency Fire Center reports that, as of August 4th, 85 large active wildfires were burning 2,166,616 acres nationwide. [emphasis, links added]
Since January 1st, 4,565,907 acres have burned across the country.
“While the number of wildfires is slightly below the 10-year average, the number of acres burned is above the average of 3,795,120 acres,” conceded the agency.
Historical and Satellite data on wildfire acreage burned. Blue curve, global wildfire area burned reconstruction. Orange curve, global wildfire area burned measured by satellites. Graph plotted by Bjorn Lomborg, Ph.D.
In Wyoming, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman’s homestead was engulfed in flames, and my friend and professional hunter Kristy Titus and her ranch nearly escaped them, too.
“It’s been pretty devastating,” Rep. Hageman told the Cowboy State Daily. “It was a very old log house, with very thick walls because they didn’t split the wood. It was very cold in the wintertime.”
https://climatechangedispatch.com/the-extreme-climate-policies-behind-those-high-intensity-wildfires/
