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Climate Change is only a small contributor of forest fires in California, there was a pretty lengthy discussion on HN last month: https://news.ycombinator.com/i
by systemvoltage 5y ago
Climate Change is only a small contributor of forest fires in California, there was a pretty lengthy discussion on HN last month: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28122867 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28122867
Direct source: https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/08/09/how-wildfire-restored-a-yosemite-watershed/ https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/08/09/how-wildfire-restored-a...
- LurkingPenguin 5y ago> I think climate change is no more than 20 to 25% responsible for our current fire problems in the state... A few percent is "small". Even if you agree with the claim, 20-25% would make climate change a significant contributor.