{"id":327713,"date":"2024-05-10T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=327713"},"modified":"2024-05-10T18:00:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:00:48","slug":"bbc-lies-about-mediterranean-wildfires-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=327713","title":{"rendered":"BBC Lies About Mediterranean Wildfires\u00a0Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"327727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=327727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-Mediterranean-Wildfires.jpeg?fit=2500%2C1667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1667\" 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=\"0-Mediterranean-Wildfires\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-Mediterranean-Wildfires.jpeg?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-Mediterranean-Wildfires.jpeg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-Mediterranean-Wildfires.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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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:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2024\/05\/08\/bbc-lies-about-mediterranean-wildfires-exposed\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"327715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=327715\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/00image_thumb-67.webp?fit=692%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"692,768\" 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_thumb-67\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/00image_thumb-67.webp?fit=692%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/00image_thumb-67.webp?resize=692%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/00image_thumb-67.webp?w=692&amp;ssl=1 692w, 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src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2022\/08\/15\/europe-wildfires-are-they-linked-to-climate-change-no\/embed\/#?secret=q18yxElYWt#?secret=ZPgqDRRe3a\" data-secret=\"ZPgqDRRe3a\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"767\" data-attachment-id=\"327717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=327717\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/00image_thumb-18.webp?fit=692%2C767&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"692,767\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/00image_thumb-18.webp?resize=271%2C300&amp;ssl=1 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-not-a-lot-of-people-know-that wp-block-embed-not-a-lot-of-people-know-that\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xrVWFlWyXs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/09\/shock-news-its-hot-in-portugal\/\">Shock News! It&rsquo;s Hot In&nbsp;Portugal!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Shock News! It&rsquo;s Hot In&nbsp;Portugal!&#8221; &#8212; NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/09\/shock-news-its-hot-in-portugal\/embed\/#?secret=FF2NHo2Dso#?secret=xrVWFlWyXs\" data-secret=\"xrVWFlWyXs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past couple of years, the BBC and the rest of the media have banging the drum about Mediterranean wildfires, claiming that they are now much worse than ever before thanks to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full data has now been published by the EU, and it proves you have been lied to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year the burnt area was only average, and the year before was nothing exceptional either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"413\" data-attachment-id=\"327719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=327719\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-180.png?fit=931%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"931,532\" 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-180\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-180.png?fit=723%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-180.png?resize=723%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-180.png?w=931&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-180.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-180.png?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wildfires were bad last year in Greece, but they were far worse in 2007. But long term trends are not increasing, and most years in the last decade have recorded low levels of fire activity, compared to the 1980s and 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"395\" data-attachment-id=\"327720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=327720\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-181.png?fit=939%2C513&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"939,513\" 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-181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-181.png?fit=723%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-181.png?resize=723%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-181.png?w=939&amp;ssl=1 939w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-181.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-181.png?resize=768%2C420&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Data up to 2020:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/data-and-maps\/daviz\/burnt-forest-area-in-five-4\/#tab-chart_5\">https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/data-and-maps\/daviz\/burnt-forest-area-in-five-4\/#tab-chart_5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"701\" data-attachment-id=\"327722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=327722\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-182.png?fit=792%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"792,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-182.png?resize=300%2C291&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-182.png?resize=768%2C745&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) Data since 2020:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/op.europa.eu\/en\/publication-detail\/-\/publication\/88bc1891-f6f6-11ee-a251-01aa75ed71a1\">https:\/\/op.europa.eu\/en\/publication-detail\/-\/publication\/88bc1891-f6f6-11ee-a251-01aa75ed71a1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"473\" data-attachment-id=\"327723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=327723\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-183.png?fit=877%2C574&amp;ssl=1\" 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