{"id":408952,"date":"2025-10-18T15:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=408952"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:08:51","slug":"wildfires-below-average-last-year-met-office-says-global-warming-has-made-them-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=408952","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires Below Average Last Year\u2013Met Office Says Global Warming Has Made Them\u00a0Worse!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"408970\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408970\" 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href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2025\/10\/17\/wilfires-below-average-last-year-met-office-says-global-warming-has-made-them-worse\/\">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\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Ian Cunningham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>The Met Office are no longer a serious, scientific organisation, but a political one:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"499\" data-attachment-id=\"408954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408954\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-384.png?fit=1024%2C707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,707\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-384.png?fit=723%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-384.png?resize=723%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A fiery sky illuminated by wildfires, with silhouetted trees in the foreground. The scene conveys the intensity and destruction of extreme heatwaves and droughts.\" class=\"wp-image-408954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-384.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-384.png?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-384.png?resize=768%2C530&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The latest State of Wildfire report is building unequivocal evidence of how climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme wildfires.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Human-driven climate change made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to an&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/essd-17-5377-2025\"><em>annual assessment by international experts<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>According to climate models, the Los Angeles wildfires in January were twice as likely and 25 times larger, in terms of burned area, in the current climate than they would have been in a world with no human-caused global warming. It also made last year\u2019s burning in the Pantanal-Chiquitano region in South America 35 times larger, while also driving record-breaking fires in the Amazon and Congo.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>However, it is still too early to tell how much climate change contributed to the impacts of the wildfires.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The new report warns that more severe heatwaves and droughts are making extreme wildfires more frequent and intense worldwide, resulting in increasing threats to people\u2019s lives \u2013 through fire and polluting smoke \u2013 as well as property, economies and the environment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Key findings from this year\u2019s report include:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Warming increased burning in Pantanal, Chiquitano and Amazon, releasing billions of tonnes of CO2<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Climate change increased likelihood of Southern California\u2019s deadly fires by at least 2-3 times<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Experts urge nations to significantly cut emissions at COP30 and adapt to a hotter, more fire-prone world<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>UKCEH land surface modeller Dr Douglas Kelley, who co-led this year\u2019s report, said: \u201cOur annual reports are building unequivocal evidence of how climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme wildfires. Without human-driven warming, many of these wildfires, in Pantanal and Southern California, for example, would not have been on an extreme scale.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Report co-lead Dr Matt Jones of the University of East Anglia said: \u201cWe urge world leaders at COP30 to make bold commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions rapidly this decade. This is the single most powerful contribution that most developed nations can make to avoiding the worst impacts of extreme wildfires on living and future generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/about-us\/news-and-media\/media-centre\/weather-and-climate-news\/2025\/state-of-wildfire-report-2025\">https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/about-us\/news-and-media\/media-centre\/weather-and-climate-news\/2025\/state-of-wildfire-report-2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note the highly political call for rapid cuts in GHGs. It is not the job of the Met Office to canvass for political action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report, in any event, is full of contradictions and provides no data to back up their claims are wildfires are more frequent and intense, never mind that climate change has caused anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only \u201cevidence\u201d offered is from fraudulent weather attribution computer models. If the changes were as drastic as the Met Office pretend, surely there would be ample data to quantify it, instead of relying on make-believe models?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the contrary, the opposite seems to be the case \u2013 the evidence we have shows there is no upward trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, the report itself admits that last year\u2019s fire season was below average and was the 8th lowest since 2002!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"153\" data-attachment-id=\"408957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408957\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-386.png?fit=491%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"491,153\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-386.png?fit=491%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-386.png?resize=491%2C153&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Global summary of the 2024-2025 fire season, indicating that at least 3.7 million square kilometers burned, which is 9% below the average of previous fire seasons and ranks as the 8th lowest since 2002.\" class=\"wp-image-408957\" style=\"width:521px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-386.png?w=491&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-386.png?resize=300%2C93&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take the US, for instance, which has been highlighted in the report for the California fires. Some years are up, others are down, but there is no underlying trend whatsoever:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"410\" data-attachment-id=\"408958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408958\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-387.png?fit=763%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"763,433\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-387.png?fit=723%2C410&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-387.png?resize=723%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bar graph showing US wildfire acreage from 2001 to 2024, with varying levels of acreage burned each year.\" class=\"wp-image-408958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-387.png?w=763&amp;ssl=1 763w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-387.png?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifc.gov\/fire-information\/statistics\/wildfires\">https:\/\/www.nifc.gov\/fire-information\/statistics\/wildfires<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, of course, if we go back further in time, wildfires were much worse. In those days, they were more or less allowed to burn themselves out, which in turn got rid of all the dead wood and undergrowth which acts as fuel to make forest fires more intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then systematic fire suppression began, which drastically curtailed the size of fires, but also allowed the accumulation of that very same dead wood and undergrowth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"293\" data-attachment-id=\"408961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408961\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-389.png?fit=391%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"391,293\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-389.png?fit=391%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-389.png?resize=391%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Line graph depicting the total acreage burned in the U.S. from 1916 to 2006, with annual and five-year moving averages showing trends in wildfires over the decades.\" class=\"wp-image-408961\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.334517616207757;width:451px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-389.png?w=391&amp;ssl=1 391w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-389.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-389.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170910052844\/https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/research\/sustain\/criteria-indicators\/indicators\/indicator-316.php\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170910052844\/https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/research\/sustain\/criteria-indicators\/indicators\/indicator-316.php<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laughably, the report even blames the California fires on wet weather, which the BBC tried to do at the time:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"113\" data-attachment-id=\"408964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408964\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-391.png?fit=491%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"491,113\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-391.png?fit=491%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-391.png?resize=491%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Extract from a scientific report discussing how climate change is impacting wildfire frequency and intensity, referencing Southern California's weather conditions.\" class=\"wp-image-408964\" style=\"width:513px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-391.png?w=491&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-391.png?resize=300%2C69&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/essd.copernicus.org\/articles\/17\/5377\/2025\/\">https:\/\/essd.copernicus.org\/articles\/17\/5377\/2025\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swain referred to heavy rain during the two winters prior to 2024\/25, which I have marked on the rainfall graph below for the Los Angeles Division:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"311\" data-attachment-id=\"408966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408966\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-392.png?fit=1024%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,440\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-392.png?fit=723%2C311&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-392.png?resize=723%2C311&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Line graph showing precipitation levels for California's Climate Division 6 from 1896 to 2025, with notable peaks and troughs indicating variations in rainfall over the years.\" class=\"wp-image-408966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-392.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-392.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-392.png?resize=768%2C330&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/climate-at-a-glance\/divisional\/time-series\/0406\/pcp\/6\/3\/1895-2025\">https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/climate-at-a-glance\/divisional\/time-series\/0406\/pcp\/6\/3\/1895-2025<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clearly those two years were not unusual at all. California\u2019s climate regularly swings from one extreme to the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equally 2024\/25 was not unusually dry either, ranking only the 13th driest since 1895.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever caused the Palisade fire, it was not excessive rain or drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there\u2019s Europe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"408\" data-attachment-id=\"408967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408967\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-393.png?fit=765%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"765,432\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-393.png?fit=723%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-393.png?resize=723%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph showing wildfire area in the Mediterranean region (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and Greece) from 1980 to 2024, with a red line indicating the average area of 434,000 hectares.\" class=\"wp-image-408967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-393.png?w=765&amp;ssl=1 765w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-393.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2025\/02\/23\/eu-wildfire-trends-2024\/\">https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2025\/02\/23\/eu-wildfire-trends-2024\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A declining trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the Met Office study dishonestly cherry picks the regions where fire activity was above normal last year, blames it on climate change, but just ignores all the other places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then proceeds to claim \u201cThe latest State of Wildfire report is building unequivocal evidence of how climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme wildfires.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they call it science!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Met Office are no longer a serious, scientific organisation, but a political one:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":408970,"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":"Discover how climate change influences wildfire frequency and severity in this critical analysis of the Met Office's latest report.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Climate Change and Wildfires: Examining the Met Office 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