A new article saying that the Pacific Northwest used to be “too-wet-to-burn” – but global warming is changing that.
US Northwest towns ‘woefully unprepared’ as fire risk grows
The largest fires in US history occurred in the Pacific Northwest in 1910.
1910 Fires – USFS History – Forest History Society
The 1880s brought massive fires to the Cascade Mountains.
11 Jan 1884, 1 – The Hartford Call at Newspapers.com
12 Aug 1885, 1 – The Citizen at Newspapers.com
28 Aug 1889, Page 1 – The Republic at Newspapers.com
18 Aug 1889, Page 4 – The Record-Union at Newspapers.com
According to NASA, all of these fires occurred during the coldest years on record.
There were many other low-CO2 fires in the Cascade Mountains.
22 Jun 1902, 1 – The Baltimore Sun at Newspapers.com
17 Aug 1904, Page 1 – Great Falls Tribune at Newspapers.com
30 Aug 1915, 9 – The Buffalo Commercial at Newspapers.com
17 Sep 1929, 12 – Chillicothe Gazette at Newspapers.com
Forest fire burn acreage has plummeted in the US, even as NASA claims temperatures are skyrocketing.
Indicator 3.16: Area and percent of forest affected by abiotic agents
We have far fewer fires than we used to.
23 Jul 1933, Page 12 – Great Falls Tribune at Newspapers.com
In pre-industrial times, when CO2 was below 280 PPM, burn acreage in the US was ten times larger than now.
This year has been very cool and wet in the western US, and we are having a record quiet fore season.
https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/YearTDeptUS.png
https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/YearPNormUS.png
Climate alarm is dependent on an ignorance of history, academics, journalists and politicians who are willing to lie, and a public which is willing to be misled.
