The UCSB Public Affairs office released this story Fire Is Important Part of Global Climate Change, Report Scientists recently regarding the environmental impact of forest fires. This satellite photo of CA during one of the fires last year is horrifying. And the stories of Australia's struggle with fires is very reminiscent of what is going on in CA as well.
"The tragic fires in Victoria, Australia, emphasize the ubiquity of recent large wildfires and potentially changing fire regimes that are concomitant with anthropogenic climate change," said first author David Bowman, professor at the University of Tasmania. "Our review is both timely and of great relevance globally."
Fire Is Important Part of Global Climate Change, Report Scientists
I don't believe in global climate change. It is the earths natural cycle that we are experiencing.
ReplyDeleteI agree that fires are part of the natural cycle of most forests, although humans see them as destructive due to the structures we place adjacent to natural lands.
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