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- Climate
Posted on: 2023-10-16
Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing

Although there are multiple things at play when it comes to wildfires, climate change is becoming increasingly important. Wildfires are the result of complex interactions between biophysical and human factors, and it only takes one poorly managed campfire to cause a serious, widespread wildfire disaster. Many wildfires are indeed the direct result of human activities. However, many more and much worse wildfires are now possible because of climate change, leading to greater environmental and economic negative impacts.
Misleading
- Climate
Posted on: 2020-11-04
Brush rake attachments are primarily used to pile up heavy forest debris as part of active thinning, harvesting, and removal projects

Claim:

“this is [...] a brush rake. It's used for clearing underbrush and debris from the forest floor that builds up and creates fuel for wild fires. Now you can stop looking stupid trying to make fun of Trump telling California to rake the forest.”

Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2018-11-21
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- Climate
Posted on: 2020-09-28
Article by The Daily Caller oversimplifies drivers of wildfires and downplays role of climate change

“The causes of the increase in burned area in the western US in recent decades – and the record-setting fires of 2020 – are complex, driven by a mix of a changing climate, a 100-year legacy of overzealous fire suppression in forests adapted for frequent low-level fires, more people living in highly flammable wildland urban interface areas, and at times a counterproductive role of some environmental regulations. However, this article glosses over much of this complexity, presenting a simple but misleading narrative that land management rules enacted by the Clinton administration set the stage for the destructive fires we are experiencing today.”
Misleading
- Climate
Posted on: 2020-09-16
Climate change, forest management and several other causes contribute to wildfire severity and total area burned in the western United States

Claim:

“Forest fires are caused by poor management. Not by climate change.”

Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-09-09
Inaccurate
- Climate
Posted on: 2020-09-14
Western US wildfires are not the result of widespread arson

Claim:

a distressing number of the [West coast] fires are not accidents, and willful arson is the cause.

Source: We The Governed, Glen Morgan, 2020-09-10
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- Climate
Posted on: 2020-07-06
Article by Michael Shellenberger mixes accurate and inaccurate claims in support of a misleading and overly simplistic argumentation about climate change

“Shellenberger’s article promoting his new book “Apocalypse Never” includes a mix of accurate, misleading, and patently false statements. While it is useful to push back against claims that climate change will lead to the end of the world or human extinction, to do so by inaccurately downplaying real climate risks is deeply problematic and counterproductive.”
Misleading
- Climate
Posted on: 2020-01-08
Climate change is one factor affecting how fires in Australia burn, regardless of whether arsonists or lightning started them

Claim:

the bushfires [in Australia] were caused by arsonists and a series of lightning strikes, not 'climate change'

Source: NewsPunch, Breitbart, Thomas D. Williams, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, Paul Joseph Watson, 2020-01-05
Inaccurate
- Climate
Posted on: 2018-08-07
President Trump's claim that water supply policy has worsened California wildfires is baseless

Claim:

California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean.

Source: Twitter/X, Donald Trump, 2018-08-05
- Climate
Posted on: 2018-03-16
A discussion with experts on California wildfire links to climate change

In many of these conversations, the question is framed in a fairly reductionist way: “Did global warming cause the California fires?” A more nuanced and scientifically-answerable question might be: “Has global warming increased the likelihood or severity of large late-season wildfires in California?”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2017-12-19
Breitbart article on California fires misleads by omitting explanation of climate’s influence

“The Breitbart article provides a poorly reasoned and misleading view of how climate change has contributed to recent fires in California and the rest of the western USA. The most informative part of the article is the link that it provides to a piece by Southern California Public Radio, which, unlike the Breitbart article, provides an informative and unbiased look at factors contributing to these recent fires.”

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Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing

Brush rake attachments are primarily used to pile up heavy forest debris as part of active thinning, harvesting, and removal projects

Article by The Daily Caller oversimplifies drivers of wildfires and downplays role of climate change

Climate change, forest management and several other causes contribute to wildfire severity and total area burned in the western United States

Western US wildfires are not the result of widespread arson

Article by Michael Shellenberger mixes accurate and inaccurate claims in support of a misleading and overly simplistic argumentation about climate change

Climate change is one factor affecting how fires in Australia burn, regardless of whether arsonists or lightning started them

President Trump's claim that water supply policy has worsened California wildfires is baseless

A discussion with experts on California wildfire links to climate change

Breitbart article on California fires misleads by omitting explanation of climate’s influence

Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing

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