Humans do cause the majority of wildfires, just over half, but they tend not to be part of a balaclava-clad crowd of ne’er do wells and extremists.
Recent figures released by the B.C. Wildfire Service show a third of this year’s 444 wildfires were caused by lightning. Another 263 were attributed to suspected human activity, not arson but carelessness, like “vehicle and engine use, industrial activity, fireworks, sky-lanterns, outdoor flame lighting and discarding burning items (e.g. cigarettes).”
From the article
So exactly like I said.
Just without the arson
Yes. I assume arson is zero or close to zero.
We agree!
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