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The world is palpably warmer today than when we were children. Likewise, it was not always the case that summers were characterized by weeks of choking wildfire

The world is palpably warmer today than when we were children. Likewise, it was not always the case that summers were characterized by weeks of choking wildfire smoke. Who are you going to believe: the warmth felt by your own skin, or the people telling you that nothing is wrong, and that global heating isn't something to be concerned about? Psychologically it's more comfortable to choose the latter because it implies things can stay the same without trouble. But it's only viable to do so if you can suppress the cognitive dissonance. The planet is burning.

Brusco_RF 3y ago
Yeah, you're too deep in it. The natural rate of wildfire is about 5x higher than current levels, despite what breathless journalists will push. Check out this chart [1] before modern forest "management" kicked in. Modern conflagrations are a result of decades of snuffing out small fires. Also, I live in Arizona and I'm pretty sick of people telling me it's getting hotter. Its not. Our record temperature was set in 1990 [2]. The news claims that every year is "record breaking" by using a different metric every time. Last year it was "number of days over X degrees" this year it's "Average nightime lows" which is more affected by the growing urban heat-island effect than climate change, but I digress. [1] https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iISDydT73c1M/v1/-1x-1.png https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iISDydT73c1... [2] https://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/weather/records.htm https://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/weather/record...
- wittenbunk 3y ago
  My kid has barely been able to go outside this summer because of months of endless wildfires a thousand miles away...or am I in too deep with my lying eyes and wheezing lungs?
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MrOwnPut 3y ago
Wildfires are not because of climate change. They are due to forestry mismanagement. Mainly putting out smaller fires, causing underbrush to build up and fuel massive fires.

Brusco_RF 3y ago

Yeah, you're too deep in it. The natural rate of wildfire is about 5x higher than current levels, despite what breathless journalists will push. Check out this chart [1] before modern forest "management" kicked in. Modern conflagrations are a result of decades of snuffing out small fires. Also, I live in Arizona and I'm pretty sick of people telling me it's getting hotter. Its not. Our record temperature was set in 1990 [2]. The news claims that every year is "record breaking" by using a different metric every time. Last year it was "number of days over X degrees" this year it's "Average nightime lows" which is more affected by the growing urban heat-island effect than climate change, but I digress. [1] https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iISDydT73c1M/v1/-1x-1.png https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iISDydT73c1... [2] https://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/weather/records.htm https://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/weather/record...

wittenbunk 3y ago
My kid has barely been able to go outside this summer because of months of endless wildfires a thousand miles away...or am I in too deep with my lying eyes and wheezing lungs?
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MrOwnPut 3y ago

Wildfires are not because of climate change. They are due to forestry mismanagement. Mainly putting out smaller fires, causing underbrush to build up and fuel massive fires.