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I chose the CNN one at random, it doesn’t mention the motive of the arsonists. I don’t think you can just assume they are all due to climate activists.
by brutusborn 3y ago
I chose the CNN one at random, it doesn’t mention the motive of the arsonists. I don’t think you can just assume they are all due to climate activists.
- ceejayoz 3y agoAs far as I can tell, only one of them hints at even a potential political motive, and that was an animal rights activist burning down a slaughterhouse.
- ejb999 3y agodoesn't really matter what the motives are - the news regularly tell us that the wildfires are a result of climate change (with no proof) - when in fact a lot of them are caused by arsonists - clearly not by climate change. Nothing wrong with calling out lies in the media.
- Qwertious 3y agoThe key metric of wildfires that climate change affects is their intensity - once the fire is lit, they'll cause far more destruction and burn much longer in a hot, dry environment than they will in a cold wet one.
- brutusborn 3y agoIs there actually any evidence of this? I agree with the mechanism you describe, but I imagine increasing temps by a degree would have marginal effects compared to things like forest management. If we want to reduce harms from fires, I don’t think combatting climate change would make the top 5 in terms of effective policy.
- endemic 3y ago_Starting_ the fire is a problem, but also the fact that they are burning extensively & uncontrollably.