Declining wildfire area does not disprove climate change's role
An online article discounts the influence of climate change on wildfires by pointing to satellite data that shows the amount of land burned in such blazes has decreased despite rising CO2 emissions. This is misleading; the extent of land destroyed by wildfires has shrunk over the past few decades, but that is because large areas have been cleared for farming -- and scientists
Perifereia Stereas Elladas United States United Kingdom Anthony Watts Clement Albergel Mark Parrington
Source: afp.com