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Yes, forest management is an important factor. No, it does not have "very little" to do with climate change. We just had the worst heat wave in the recorded h
by nyghtly 6y ago
Yes, forest management is an important factor.
No, it does not have "very little" to do with climate change.
We just had the worst heat wave in the recorded history of CA. To suggest that climate change is an insignificant factor is just plain wrong.
> In early September 2020, an intense heatwave broke temperature records in several locations in Southern California. The dry, hot conditions helped fuel new and existing fires, which have consumed tens of thousands of acres of land.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147256/california-heatwave-fits-a-trend https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147256/california-h...
- jointpdf 6y agoAnother factor is the indirect effects of climate change that can cause nonlinear impacts. E.g. a single unusually warm winter could cause the population of bark beetles to swell, weakening or wiping out large swaths of trees (this has happened in Yosemite for example). Source: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/60/8/602/305152 https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/60/8/602/305152