This is, one more time, what burning all the carbon we do and putting all the carbon dioxide we also do, into the atmosphere, gets us.
Wildfires burn homes in California, forcing residents to evacuate
And let's be clear, these are not "one off" events. It's part of a far larger trend and not just nationally or even on this continent but world wide.
How climate change is increasing
forest fires around the world
Science suggests that over the past few decades, the number of wildfires has indeed increased, especially in the western United States. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS),every state in the western US has experienced an increase in the average annual number of large wildfires over past decades.
Extensive studies have found that large forest fires in the western US have been occurring nearly five times more often since the 1970s and 80s. Such fires are burning more than six times the land area as before, and lasting almost five times longer.
Meanwhile, foolishly, our nation's leader is taking us backward and in the completely wrong direction.
EPA chief says White House to roll back
Obama-era clean power plan
#Resist
Link: Wildfires Rage In California Wine Country, Forcing Evacuations
