Disinfo 101: Politico And The Guardian Torch The Truth On California’s Wildfires
by Anthony Watts Jan 13, 2025
Recent reports in Politico and The Guardian make a now-familiar but false claim: California’s wildfires, particularly the devastating events around Los Angeles, are evidence of an accelerating “climate crisis.” [emphasis, links added]
The claims made in these stories are false. Data do not show wildfires are getting worse.
The stories rely on oversimplified headline-grabbing narratives that blame climate change without examining other critical variables. In addition, they continue to make the most basic mistake of conflating weather events with long-term climate change.
California’s landscapes have evolved alongside fire for millennia. Long before industrialization, periodic wildfires swept through these ecosystems, clearing out excess vegetation and promoting biodiversity.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/disinfo-101-politico-and-the-guardian-torch-the-truth-on-californias-wildfires/
