Extreme wildfire activity has more than doubled worldwide.

[Grain Farmer]

You give up on the climate scam.
you have almost zero followers on that idea on this site.

[chuckChuck]

Arseon proponent GF!

Only know nothing antiscience idiots call everything a scam!

[Grain Farmer]

More climate change CC,???

[furrowtickler]

Huh , imagine that

[chuckChuck]

So a few cases of arson and you are still pretty sure a dryer warmer climate has nothing to do with an increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires?

Show us some data and science that says arson is the cause of most forest fires. Good luck with that! Put up or shut up!

Here are several credible sources on the causes of forest fires

Lightning strikes cause the most forest fires in Canada overall, accounting for roughly half of all ignitions but a disproportionate 85% to 90% of the total land burned annually. While human activity (like campfires or ATVs) causes more individual fires close to populated areas early in the season, lightning triggers the massive blazes in remote regions. [1 ([url]https://climateatlas.ca/forest-fires-and-climate-change[/url]), 2 ([url]https://natural-resources.canada.ca/forests-forestry/wildland-fires[/url]), 3 ([url]https://globalnews.ca/news/9754882/what-starts-wildfires/[/url]), 4 ([url]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AoRjsAPwFLM)][/url]


Human-Caused vs. Natural Ignitions

• Human-Caused (approx. 50%): While deliberate arson is responsible for some fires, the majority of human-caused fires are unintentional. They are most commonly sparked by improperly discarded cigarette butts, unattended campfires, sparks from off-road vehicles and ATVs, and industrial activity.
• Lightning (approx. 50%): Lightning strikes naturally ignite about half of all wildfires in Canada. However, because they often happen in highly remote areas with no roads, lightning-caused fires are historically responsible for over 80% of the total land burned nationwide. [1 ([url]https://www.canadawildfire.org/wildfirefacts[/url]), 2 ([url]https://www.cbc.ca/news/wildfire-air-quality-questions-answered-1.7644716)][/url]

Why are wildfires so common now?
Climate change is considered the largest contributor to more frequent and intense wildfires, especially in Alberta. Increased pollutants in the air, ([url]https://ucalgary.ca/sustainability/mobilizing-alberta/climate-action-blogs/do-albertans-care-about-climate-change[/url]) which can come from a variety of sources, including burning oil, gas, and coal, create a “blanket” that traps heat, leading to changes in our climate and increasingly frequent extreme weather patterns. Canada is warming twice as fast as other countries, and it’s home to more than a quarter of the world’s boreal forests. We're experiencing firsthand the effects of a changing climate, including an overheating climate, that is making summers hotter.
According to the Canadian Climate Institute ([url]https://climateinstitute.ca/news/fact-sheet-wildfires/[/url]), these changing weather patterns have several serious effects. Summers are hotter and windier, and in some regions there is less summer rainfall than in the past. “Fire weather season” starts earlier, lasts longer, and is harder to contain (“zombie fires” can smoulder over the winter). Warmer weather has increased the likelihood of lightning — and more lightning means more lightning strikes ([url]https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wildfires-in-alberta-burned-10-times-more-area-in-2023-than-the-five-year-average-1.7075263[/url]). In 2024, about half of the forest fires in Canada were started by lightning ([url]https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/canada-wildfire-starts-1.7219681[/url]) — and these fires accounted for about 90% of the total area burned. Drier conditions mean fires burn longer and hotter.

[url]https://ucalgary.ca/sustainability/mobilizing-alberta/climate-action-blogs/why-are-wildfires-so-common-now[/url]
Climate-driven shifts to fire regime

Fire regime refers to the pattern of wildland fire in a particular area or ecosystem over time. Includes frequency, size, intensity and seasonality.
Fire intensity is about how hot a fire is; whereas fire severity is about how much a fire burns.
Seasonality refers to the typical time of year when wildland fires are most likely to occur in a specific region, due to prevailing weather patterns and fuel conditions.
Fire season refers to the annual period that is conducive for wildland fires to occur and spread, requiring management / organized suppression efforts.

Climate change is transforming Canada’s fire regime ([url]https://natural-resources.canada.ca/climate-change/climate-change-impacts-forests/fire-regime[/url]) because of:

• lengthy periods of drought
• altered precipitation patterns
• dried out vegetation
• fluctuating wind patterns
• extreme weather events (e.g., record breaking high temperatures, low precipitation, thunderstorms)

Changes in fire regime can have significant impacts on Canada’s forests, forest industry and inhabitants.

Analyses show that Canada’s wildland fire season has become longer ([url]https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/fc-data-catalogue/read/12[/url]). For example, in 2023, the annual fire season extended from mid-April to late October. By early April, a significant moisture deficit was occurring across the country. Prolonged drought and early snowmelt coincided with record-breaking heat. Coast-to-coast fire activity resulted in 14.6 million hectares (National Burned Area Composite, 2023) of forest area burning, which is four times the 10 year national average. Projections suggest that by 2100, Canada’s fire season may lengthen by more than a month in certain forest regions such as central and eastern Quebec and northern British Columbia. Forecasted changes in spring and fall temperatures will strongly influence fire season length, particularly in areas with reduced winter precipitation and early snowmelt.

[Grain Farmer]

Just keep reading the news about how the fires actually started.
Maybe you will wake up at some point?

[chuckChuck]

Yeah grain farmer try reading something beyond stupid antiscience social media posts!

Arson is the not the cause!

"Lightning strikes cause the most forest fires in Canada overall, accounting for roughly half of all ignitions but a disproportionate 85% to 90% of the total land burned annually. While human activity (like campfires or ATVs) causes more individual fires close to populated areas early in the season, lightning triggers the massive blazes in remote regions.

Human-Caused (approx. 50%): While deliberate arson is responsible for some fires, the majority of human-caused fires are unintentional. They are most commonly sparked by improperly discarded cigarette butts, unattended campfires, sparks from off-road vehicles and ATVs, and industrial activity."

[Grain Farmer]

Regina ctv news, dont you believe it?
2 so far charged this yr.
zero lightening ...dumbass..wake up.nap time is over.

[chuckChuck]

Jethro you keep doubling down on the stupid idea of arson as the cause of most fires!

This is not even a big fire year yet! What about the last few years? There was no lightning? LOL

Are you BLs little brother with your flat earth antiscience ideas?

[chuckChuck]

And by the way I am not disputing the news stories about the 2 cases of arson!
We are talking about the increase in the frequency, severity of forests fires.
Climate change is the cause!

If you don't have any credible science and data then give up! Your uninformed opinion based on 2 actual cases of arson doesn't count!