Back to Philosophy in college. If thing A causes thing B and we KNOW that thing A is true, then it follows that thing B must be true.
A=Global Warming
B=More Forest Fires
Doesn’t look good for Bambi and friends in our local forests:
<i>Forest experts generally agree that as climate change makes the world warmer and drier, wildfires will break out more often.</i>
But what if I told you that B=False:
| Year | Fires | Acres Burned |
| 2006 | 56,645.00 | 3,662,192.00 |
| 2007 | 45,907.00 | 1,842,596.00 |
| 2008 | 35,820.00 | 2,109,164.00 |
| 2009 | 47,466.00 | 1,891,224.00 |
| 2010 | 29,527.00 | 1,445,846.00 |
| 2011 | 35,722.00 | 4,728,327.00 |
| 2012 | 27,176.00 | 1,876,169.00 |
| 2013 | 21,729.00 | 1,351,576.00 |
| 2014 | 25,978.00 | 886,021.00 |
| 2015 | 27,590.00 | 2,048,899.00 |
| 2016 | 25,006.00 | 2,096,408.00 |
There is no increase in forest fires in the US. The numbers above are Year to Date through 6/28.
2016 ranks 9th in the last 11 years in the number of fires and ranks 4th in acres burned – and it’s slowing down.
So, either Global Warming doesn’t cause more forest fires OR there is no Global Warming.