As we push forests toward more heat and drought and early snow melt and pests, we will see more wildfires. I linked to a study that quantifies that point.
There is absolutely no causal connection between AGW and these annual fires that have been ongoing since before man arrived in California. They are affected by seasonal weather.
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“This is the kind of disaster that we see more and more of as we begin to change the basic physics and chemistry of the planet ”
Huh?
As we push forests toward more heat and drought and early snow melt and pests, we will see more wildfires. I linked to a study that quantifies that point.
There is absolutely no causal connection between AGW and these annual fires that have been ongoing since before man arrived in California. They are affected by seasonal weather.