{"id":261875,"date":"2023-06-13T10:14:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T08:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=261875"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:14:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T08:14:31","slug":"anthony-on-fox-news-aoc-is-wrong-for-spieling-canadian-wildfire-hysteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=261875","title":{"rendered":"Anthony on Fox News \u2013 AOC is wrong for \u2018spieling\u2019 Canadian wildfire hysteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"388\" data-attachment-id=\"261885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=261885\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?fit=1278%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1278,686\" 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=\"00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?fit=723%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?resize=723%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?resize=1024%2C550&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?resize=1200%2C644&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?w=1278&amp;ssl=1 1278w\" 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\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My appearance of Fox News Friday night has generated quite a bit of interest \u2013 Watch.<\/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\/tmgt1G63FWg?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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@FoxNews\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/ytc\/AGIKgqOps7gEJSUqMk5vktlnaebDR-PJuj5geWzycKCNM6s=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heartland Institution senior fellow Anthony Watts breaks down the science behind the Canadian wildfires on \u2018The Ingraham Angle.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BACKGROUND:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has happened before \u201cclimate change\u201d was even known:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 19, 1780<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>In the midst of the Revolutionary War, darkness descends on New England at midday. Many people think Judgment Day is at hand. It will be remembered as New England\u2019s Dark Day. Diaries of the preceding days mention smoky air and a red sun at morning and evening.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261878\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=261878\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-172.png?fit=720%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,433\" 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=\"image-172\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-172.png?fit=720%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-172.png?resize=723%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261878\" width=\"723\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-172.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-172.png?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_England%27s_Dark_Day#:~:text=New%20England\u2019s%20Dark%20Day%20occurred,thick%20fog%2C%20and%20cloud%20cover.\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_England%27s_Dark_Day#:~:text=New%20England\u2019s%20Dark%20Day%20occurred,thick%20fog%2C%20and%20cloud%20cover.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2010\/05\/0519new-england-dark-day\/\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2010\/05\/0519new-england-dark-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1825 Dee, or Great Miramichi Fire, or Great Fire of Miramichi, as it came to be known, was a massive forest fire complex that devastated forests and communities throughout much of northern New Brunswick in October 1825. It ranks among the three largest forest fires ever recorded in North America.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1825_Miramichi_fire#:~:text=The%201825%20Dee%2C%20or%20Great,ever%20recorded%20in%20North%20America\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1825_Miramichi_fire#:~:text=The%201825%20Dee%2C%20or%20Great,ever%20recorded%20in%20North%20America<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wildfires were actually much worse in the past.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This graphic, using data from the National Interagency Fire Center \u2013 NIFC, shows that in the 1920\u2019s and 1930\u2019s, wildfire acreage burned was far greater than today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" data-attachment-id=\"261880\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=261880\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-65.webp?fit=720%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,405\" 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=\"00image-65\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-65.webp?fit=720%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-65.webp?resize=720%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-65.webp?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-65.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climateataglance.com\/climate-at-a-glance-u-s-wildfires\/\">https:\/\/climateataglance.com\/climate-at-a-glance-u-s-wildfires\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=261882\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-64.webp?fit=720%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,315\" 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=\"00image-64\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-64.webp?fit=720%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-64.webp?resize=723%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261882\" width=\"723\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-64.webp?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-64.webp?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/forest-burned-vs-harvest-spotted-owl.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Figure. Graph combining data for Federal lands showing acres harvested vs. acres burned, in millions of acres. Data from&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sgp.fas.org\/crs\/misc\/R45688.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>U.S. Forest Service<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifc.gov\/fireInfo\/fireInfo_stats_totalFires.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>National Interagency Fire Center<\/em><\/a><em>. Graph by Anthony Watts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Satellite Data shows that globally, wildfires are decreasing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA story with animated graphic:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/90493\/researchers-detect-a-global-drop-in-fires\">https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/90493\/researchers-detect-a-global-drop-in-fires<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Temperatures in the United States are virtually unchanged from 2005<\/strong>, when a new state-of-the-art climate monitoring system called the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) was put in place by NOAA. However, this data is never reported to the news media on NOAA\u2019s climate reports for the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"320\" data-attachment-id=\"261883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=261883\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-63.webp?fit=720%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,320\" 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=\"00image-63\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-63.webp?fit=720%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-63.webp?resize=720%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-63.webp?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00image-63.webp?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/national-temperature-index\/time-series\/anom-tavg\/1\/0\">https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/national-temperature-index\/time-series\/anom-tavg\/1\/0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>50% &nbsp;slash in solar-energy production due to smoke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/amphtml\/news\/smoke-sends-us-northeast-solar-192152954.html\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/amphtml\/news\/smoke-sends-us-northeast-solar-192152954.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has happened before \u201cclimate change\u201d was even known<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":261885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691820157,691819714,691820156],"class_list":{"0":"post-261875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-anthony-watts","9":"tag-canadian-wildfires","10":"tag-wildfire-hysteria","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-13-101232.png?fit=1278%2C686&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-167N","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":261574,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=261574","url_meta":{"origin":261875,"position":0},"title":"Where There&#8217;s Smoke There&#8217;s Wildfire&#8230; Is Climate Change to Blame?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"11\/06\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"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.","rel":"","context":"In \"Canadian wildfires\"","block_context":{"text":"Canadian wildfires","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=canadian-wildfires"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?fit=930%2C537&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?fit=930%2C537&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?fit=930%2C537&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-11-114349.png?fit=930%2C537&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":262119,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=262119","url_meta":{"origin":261875,"position":1},"title":"Wrong, Mainstream Media, Climate Change Didn\u2019t Cause Canadian Forest Fires or the Smoke in U.S. Cities","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"14\/06\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week, mainstream media outlets were abuzz with stories claiming that smoke from wildfires in Canada visibly polluting the skies in New York City, Washington, D.C., and many other cities in the northeastern United States was due to climate change. This is false.","rel":"","context":"In \"Canada\"","block_context":{"text":"Canada","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=canada"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0032951139_web1_230601-RDA-Canada-Nova-Scotia-Wildfires_1-1536x968-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C756&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0032951139_web1_230601-RDA-Canada-Nova-Scotia-Wildfires_1-1536x968-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C756&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0032951139_web1_230601-RDA-Canada-Nova-Scotia-Wildfires_1-1536x968-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C756&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0032951139_web1_230601-RDA-Canada-Nova-Scotia-Wildfires_1-1536x968-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C756&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0032951139_web1_230601-RDA-Canada-Nova-Scotia-Wildfires_1-1536x968-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C756&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":267419,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=267419","url_meta":{"origin":261875,"position":2},"title":"It\u2019s not the climate, it\u2019s the fuel","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"14\/07\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cWildfires have been getting less frequent in Canada over the past 30 years,\u201d McKitrick writes. \u201cThe annual number of fires grew from 1959 to 1990, peaking in 1989 at just over 12,000 that year, and has been trending down since. 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