{"id":261574,"date":"2023-06-11T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=261574"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:44:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:44:35","slug":"where-theres-smoke-theres-wildfire-is-climate-change-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=261574","title":{"rendered":"Where There&#8217;s Smoke There&#8217;s Wildfire&#8230; Is Climate Change to Blame?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"417\" data-attachment-id=\"261578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=261578\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?fit=930%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"930,537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?fit=723%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?resize=723%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?w=930&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HeartlandInstitute\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/ytc\/AGIKgqMtsAiEngHKkh0hVX__JZ0HW1NOJUWMsGxwGY5hxg=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">The Heartland Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the past week, both the mainstream media and politicians chose to push a false narrative in response to the presence of smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing New York City. In a predictable manner, they attributed this event to climate change without any factual basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it is crucial to recognize that climate change was not the actual catalyst behind this occurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In today\u2019s episode of Climate Change Roundtable, we\u2019ll scrutinize these assertions using the lens of scientific inquiry and historical analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join our host, Anthony Watts, alongside expert panelists Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, for the latest episode of our weekly dissection of climate change fallacies. Tune in to the live broadcast at 12pm CT to ask our panelists questions and chat with other fans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8quUeH-u4-k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the past week, both the mainstream media and politicians chose to push a false narrative in response to the presence of smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing New York City. 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