Did climate change make the 3 Southern California wildfires worse?
www.mercurynews.com
A “one-two” weather punch tied to rising temperatures sets the stage for intense blazes, one expert says.
  • applebusch@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I mean yeah climate change is making things worse, but you need three things for a fire; heat, fuel, and oxygen. Climate change can supply the heat, but the decades of ignorant and ubiquitous suppression of wildland fires has supplied a dangerous abundance of fuel in a lot of areas. Really it’s all our fault all around.

    • mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      That isn’t the explanation the article gives. Punch 1 of the 1-2 punch is that heavier rain - also caused by climate change - allows grass to grow higher, and that is why there is more fuel.

      I guess it’s quite easy to test though: we had extensive wildfires last year; those areas should be safe from wildfires this year.