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I believe the climate it changing. I believe human activity has contributed to these changes. However, I do not believe _every_ "extreme event" belongs in that

I believe the climate it changing. I believe human activity has contributed to these changes. However, I do not believe _every_ "extreme event" belongs in that category. For example, the recent fires in the Denver / Boulder. Have you been there? It's effectively a desert. Dry, very dry. Open. There are few natural barriers once a fire starts. Based on what I know of the area, those homes - God bless those families - were built in harm's way. That disaster - regardless of climate change - was inevitable. To suggest otherwise is simply irresponsible.

dragonwriter 5y ago
> For example, the recent fires in the Denver / Boulder. Have you been there? It's effectively a desert. Dry, very dry. Not normally, so much, but yes, when the entire state ranges between “abnormally dry” and “extreme drought” [0], it probably seems desert-like. But...how are those unusual and extreme conditions an argument against the events being a product of anthropogenic climate change? [0] https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CO https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonito...
- chiefalchemist 5y ago
  Against? The point is, the state of that state in that area is naturally a fire hazard. Toss in some wind - which is as old as the earth itself - and POOF! disaster happens. Humans love to build homes and structures where they probably should not. We have this false ideal that we're bigger, stronger, and faster than Mother Nature. And then when it goes sideways we blame MN. That's not working out well.