"A preview of the dangers of trying to control the environment" would be a more accurate assessment of US wildfires, I'm afraid. After all, the biggest contribu

"A preview of the dangers of trying to control the environment" would be a more accurate assessment of US wildfires, I'm afraid. After all, the biggest contributor to their size and deadliness is the absolutely wonderful idea the US Forest Service had back in the 30s to make sure every forest fire was put out by 10am the following morning. Put out all the fires -> fuel buildup -> fires so large you can't put them out. Climate change is a horrible thing, but blaming it for things it didn't cause is a fantastic way to validate right-wing fears. Not fears of climate change, but of irrelevant responses that give the government and their favored industries ever more power. These dangers might be massively overblown, but every time people do this it makes them a little more plausible, and a little easier to spread.