@rahmstorf Fire trends are dominated by land management practices, and little affected by climate change. So climate change can't be blamed for Australia's current fires, nor credited for the global improvement.
CO2 & climate change certainly doesn't cause arson:
amp.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queen…
@rahmstorf NASA measures fire trends by satellite:
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145421/…
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/90493/r…
"...MODIS [satellite instruments have measured] a decrease in the total number of square kilometers burned each year. Between 2003 and 2019, that number has dropped by roughly 25%."
@rahmstorf Blaming fires on climate change is "cargo cult science." Fire severity depends mostly on land mgt practices, not air temperatures. Worst fire in US history was in chilly Wisconsin in October, 1871, when CO2 (estimated from ice cores) was only ≈288 ppmv.
library.massasoit.edu/americanfires/…
@rahmstorf U.S. fires have seen an uptick in recent years, but here's a graph that puts it into perspective:
@rahmstorf To learn about #ClimateChange see:
tinyurl.com/learnmore4
It has:
● accurate intro climatology info
● in-depth science from BOTH skeptics & alarmists
● links to balanced debates between experts on BOTH sides
● info about climate impacts
● links to best blogs on BOTH sides
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