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I don’t want understate the impact of climate change, but if the author is comparing the dryness of 2021 specifically to 1993… 1993 was the 5th wettest year in
by xadhominemx 5y ago
I don’t want understate the impact of climate change, but if the author is comparing the dryness of 2021 specifically to 1993… 1993 was the 5th wettest year in California since the 1930s, and 2021 is a drought year.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoThe changes he's observing are not just from one year of drought. He specifically highlights a fire in 2018 leaving hills blackened and bare. In summer, the water comes not from rainfall but glaciers that are supposed to build up during winter. It's not just from this year.
- xadhominemx 5y agoThat’s an even better example of my point. The size and frequency of wildfires overall is increasing, but the probability of a fire striking one particular area in a given 10 year period (ie, burn scar still obvious) is still very low.
- adi4213 5y agoOne point the author also made was the impact of insects (perhaps bark beetles?) are having on the trees and attributed to the warmer temperatures allowing them to thrive and wreak havoc