{"id":395228,"date":"2025-08-15T09:44:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=395228"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:44:44","slug":"nutty-professor-warns-of-firewaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=395228","title":{"rendered":"Nutty Professor Warns Of\u00a0Firewaves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Paul Kolk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest nonsense from the utterly absurd Justin Rowlatt<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cities across the UK are facing a growing threat from an emerging phenomenon called “firewaves” as temperatures rise due to climate change, scientists have warned.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term, coined by researchers at Imperial College London, describes multiple urban wildfires triggered by extended periods of hot, dry weather.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warning comes as firefighters battled three separate heath fires in London and a dramatic gorse blaze on Arthur\u2019s Seat in Edinburgh in recent days, as this summer\u2019s latest heatwave left vegetation across both capitals dangerously dry.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These fires, though now contained, highlight the increasing vulnerability of urban areas to wildfires \u2013 a risk that was once considered largely rural.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guillermo Rein, professor of fire science at Imperial College London, has been working alongside the London Fire Brigade to help predict when conditions are ripe for a “firewave”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on current forecasts, he believes London could be at risk again by this weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Tom Goodall said he welcomes any research that helps predict the likelihood of wildfires occurring.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service is “ready to tackle the threat of wildfires head-on to help protect London\u2019s communities and green spaces”, he added.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9vd79x97zlo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When so-called scientists resort to making up silly terms such as firewaves to get attention, you know you are being conned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe this nutty professor should check his facts first \u2013 London is not getting drier summers or springs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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