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In this episode of “ClimateWatch,” CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter looks at the impact wildfires have had on the United States and how climate change is playing a role.
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Merci. Thank you
WETIKO
Space Lasers
Climate change is destroying our stable Environment but the Republican Trump government doesn't care if your house burns down… such a sad lot of non-humans
No one gave you a warning, oh wait, explore the connections between DOGE & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), oh well "F-elon" closed the doors to the ark now you can thank him also for removing FEMA funds. Go MAGA
We heck… ìn 15 thousand years, North America will be in another of the long series of ice ages. So it will all work out.
I think the biggest contributing factors were incompetent leadership not having enough water for FIRE SEASON and practicing dei crap instead of PROPER FORRESTRY. To hell wih you if you believe anything else.
There is no connection, CA has been having wildfires for 20 million years. CBS is propaganda.
Here we go
IF THESE LAND OWNERS REMOVED THE DEBRIS AND MANAGE THE FORREST , THEIR WOULD NOT BE FUEL FOR THE FIRE. THESE CLIMATE CHANGE THEORY IS STILL NOT BEEN DECLARED BY A REAL SCIENTIST. STOP THE CLIMATE LIE. EDUCATE YOURSELVES.
Lies lies lies
Carl Sagan testified before Congress in 1985, on climate change, 40 years ago! This video is still available on YouTube and is even more relevant today. Everyone including and especially president Trump should watch it. America ignored Carl Sagan and is now paying the price.
Statistics from the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) using satellite data from NASA show there has been a noticeable decline in the annual extent of wildfires since the early 2000's. For example, globally in 2002, 461,738,052ha of land burned. In contrast in 2024 the value was 388,186,660 ha. That's a relative change of 16%. The decline has come from shrublands, grasslands, and croplands (with small declines in savannas). Forest fires have been relatively stable.
When it comes to fires, Global burned area has decreased by one quarter this century! The World is burning less.
Burn acreage was much, much, higher in the US during the 1920's, 30's and 40's. It peaked in 1930 at well over 50,000,000 acres. The trend is downwards (1926-2020 NIFC US, and USDA Forest Service 1916-2008) eventhough CO2 has increased exponentially. For 2000 onwards the average burn acreage is much less than 10,000,000 acres. The number of fires has also declined. Remember CO2 was increasing all the time. Burn area for US in 2023 was 3rd lowest on record. It was under 3 million acres well below the ten year average of 7 million, the lowest since 1998 (NIFC), and 3% of the burn in the 1900s. Annual share of the total land area burnt by wildfires in the US went from 0.6% (2012) to 0.4% (2024)(GWIS/FAO UN). There's basically no increasing trend in the data. The areas burnt are comparatively tiny.
And the SKY is FALLING again on CBS but all those receding GLACIERS have been receding for many CENTURIES
Don't let the PROPAGANDA fool you ,,,,,,,,,, but once you have been fooled , nobody can't admit that you've been fooled
It's a natural thing.
I POST 4 COMMENTS WITH TRUTH, WISDOM AND FACTS AND THIS CHANNEL BLOCKS ALL OF THEM. CBS YOUR CORRUPT I AM REPORTING YOU TO YOUTUBE FOR VIOLATING YOUTUBE POLICY. NOTHING I STATED WAS MISLEADING OR HARMING IN ANY WAY. EVERY WORD I SPEAK IS THE TRUTH. I DON'T GOSSIP AND SPREAD MISINFORMATION LIKE YOU DO.
CBS YOU COULD LEARN SOMETHING FROM MY WISDOM. STOP BEING A CORRUPT MEDIA CORPORATION THAT OPPRESSES AND EXPLOITS PEOPLES LIVES FOR MONEY AND INFLUENCE!
very emotional experiences
In California, they don't clear the brush, don't fill reserviors and cut the Fire dept's budget
Climate change is a farce.
Called arson
Science gorilla has a great video on this he just put together
Merci. Thank you
12:23 white girl tears.. at work, for better.. or lie.
Why?
Wrong propaganda Commercial
Bad management problem not climate change problem.
Arson.
this same area was decimated by fire in the 60's and yet they rebuilt with wooden structures and no fire breaks
What a bunch of crap. Anyone who believes fires have gotten worse needs to google the Peshtigo fire. Right in the first minute he makes a blatantly false statement. When the planet gets warmer the atmosphere gets wetter, not dryer. So many lies I can't list them all because it would take me all day.
Indeed! https://youtu.be/DP8KDyxu8Vg?si=gOWGM8CF83g4eVCs