Wrong, ProPublica, Climate Change Is Not Causing Hurricanes, Wildfires, or Migration

ProPublica simply failed to do basic research, relying on opinion and storytelling instead of factual reporting to weave yet another misleading story where climate change is blamed as part of…

D’oh! Fire suppression makes wildfires more severe

SCIENCE®!!!! discovers what my dad (a civil engineer) taught me more than 50 years ago.

Another Deceptive Front-Page Climate Story in the Seattle Times

Another highly deceptive and error-filled climate story in the ST.  One predicting more than a doubling of wildfires over western Washington and Oregon by mid-century.

Chile Forest Fires–Climate Change?

As noted, eucalyptus accounts for about a third of plantations. Is it any wonder these fires spread so rapidly nowadays.

EU Wildfire Trends

The chart gives the lie to claims that wildfires are now much worse.

Punching Back at Counterpunch’s False Climate Claims

Clearly the author Stan Cox has no significant comprehension of climate data and climate history but prefers to simply regurgitate claims made in other publications as if they were fact.

Good Climate News: Wildfire Trends Have Fallen Off Significantly Over the Recent Decades

Wildfires, very much in the news recently, have tapered downward significantly over the recent decades, contradicting the doom and gloom spread by climate alarmists and media. 

New Labor Laws and the Threat to Wildfire Prevention in California

…recent changes in state labor regulations are posing a threat to this innovative wildfire prevention strategy.

CNN Publishes Blatantly False Claim About Wildfires – There’s No Link to Fossil Fuels at All

Originally posted at ClimateREALISM A May 16, 2023 article by CNN reporter Rachel Ramirez titled, “More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can…

Climate Depot: Reality Check to Biden

Here is what Biden said, and what follows is a Climate Depot point-by-point rebuttal to each of Biden’s claims.

Thanks, Wall Street Journal, for Reporting on the Quiet Western Wildfire Season

One of the slowest wildfire seasons in years has come to an end in the West thanks to well-timed rain and cooler temperatures, bringing a reprieve to a region hit…

The Great Wildfire Mystery and The Latest (Dry) Forecast

Wildfire acreage has been low even though the summer has been warm and dry for most of the region.

Was Global Warming Behind the Recent Smoky Period in Western Washington?

There is no observed upward trend in wildfire acreage west of the Cascade crest.  Global warming should weaken strong easterly flow, the key meteorological factor associated with autumn westside wildfires. 

Two Words Explain California’s Wildfire Woes: Spotted Owl

Meanwhile, has anyone seen a spotted owl lately?

Wildfires are the “Old Normal” for the Pacific Northwest

 Wildfires and their smoke are a natural part of the Northwest ecosystem.

New Data Absolutely Destroys Media Claims of ‘Climate Change is Causing More Wildfire’

The lack of any sustained correlation destroys the U.N. and media claims. If CO2 was in fact the control knob for making wildfires worse, wildfires would have increased from 2012…

Scientists Develop Method for Seasonal Prediction of Wildfires in the US West

Winter and spring climate explains a large portion of interannual variability and trend in western U.S. summer fire burned area

Wrong, Denver Post, Fires and Floods Aren’t Increasing

From ClimateREALISM By Linnea Lueken -April 5, 2022 The Denver Post recently ran an article claiming global warming will cause more severe wildfire seasons, as well as more severe floods in the Western…

Study Reveals Chemical Link between Wildfire Smoke and Ozone Depletion

“This chemistry, once you get past that point, is well-established,” Solomon says. “Once you have less nitrogen dioxide, you have to have more chlorine monoxide, and that will deplete ozone.”

Just what is a ‘resilient’ forest, anyway?

 A shift away from managing for competitive forests and toward eliminating competition could allow the few to thrive and be more resilient.