2M acres of California have burned so far this year
But *4.4 - 12M* acres (!) burned each year in *pre-industrial* times
It is gross misinformation to blame climate change for our fires
But *4.4 - 12M* acres (!) burned each year in *pre-industrial* times
It is gross misinformation to blame climate change for our fires
https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1303419860362252288
And scientists in February 2020 concluded that California needs to burn 20M acres to restabilize forest ecology
propublica.org/article/they-k…
propublica.org/article/they-k…
“Of the hundreds of persons who visit the Pacific slope of California every summer to see the mountains,” reported a U.S. government scientist in 1898, who had surveyed the region, “few see more than the immediate foreground and a haze of smoke.”
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
Last month, @GavinNewsom and @realDonaldTrump signed an agreement to treat 1M acres/year of California's forests through 2025
gov.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…
gov.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…
Where @GavinNewsom could have promoted this agreement as a case of rare bipartisan agreement he is instead engaging in misleading alarmism that has polarized the American people & prevented pragmatic action.
Top forest scientists:
- Smoke in the air is a function of wood fuel density, not area burned
- Climate change is "not the cause of the intensity of the fires. The cause of that is fire suppression & the existing debt of wood fuel.”
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
- Smoke in the air is a function of wood fuel density, not area burned
- Climate change is "not the cause of the intensity of the fires. The cause of that is fire suppression & the existing debt of wood fuel.”
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
New York Times:
1899: “California Forests Burned - Fire Which Started a Week Ago Has Traversed 700,000 Acres & Cannot Be Controlled”
1895: “The bluish haze [in San Fran] brooded everywhere and to many, the trouble was just fog. But it was real smoke that rode in on the winds”
1899: “California Forests Burned - Fire Which Started a Week Ago Has Traversed 700,000 Acres & Cannot Be Controlled”
1895: “The bluish haze [in San Fran] brooded everywhere and to many, the trouble was just fog. But it was real smoke that rode in on the winds”
1894: “The Cause of the Hazy Air - All Due to the Unusual Prevalence of Forest Fires”
“Similar conditions have been noticed in the past... In 1881 there was another dark day. In 1781 the smoke was so dense that many persons thought the day of judgment had come.”
“Similar conditions have been noticed in the past... In 1881 there was another dark day. In 1781 the smoke was so dense that many persons thought the day of judgment had come.”
1860: “It’s hot – monstrous hot!” wrote the San Francisco correspondent. “An unusual thing for San Francisco.... Don't remember three such days in five years past, which is about as long as anybody can remember anything and remember it well.”
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