Climate change is real, but climate change includes both changing temperatures and rain patterns AND change to the local climate of the forest. When we prevent

Climate change is real, but climate change includes both changing temperatures and rain patterns AND change to the local climate of the forest. When we prevent small fires from happening that burn out all of the small bushes and trees on the forest floor, we dramatically change the climate of the forest. When we build houses in the middle of the forest and then fight the fires that threaten them, we just build up more fuel that will eventually result in giant fires like the ones we are seeing now. Of course temperature changes and changes in rain make this all worse as well. But if we're going to be honest about climate change, then we need to be honest about climate change. We have entire government agencies whose sole purpose is to fight against the natural ecology of the forest. Something big that we can do to both allow for houses and towns to exist in the forest, and live harmoniously with the environment: allow logging companies to come in and tend to the forest. Just regulate them.