Daily Mail A few days ago, lightning from (nearly) dry thunderstorms set off a large number of fires in the Pacific Northwest. It is possible, if the facts justify, to blame them on global warming. And, in France... But these arson-set fires -- which are far more frequent than lightning sparked fires -- should never be blamed on climate change. 

It must be because of the climate meeting now going on in Brazil that odd climate claims are on full display this week. From Time  magazine: The fire was caused by arson  and below is the person who is being held in prison for it. Arson has nothing to do with climate change!   This morning, a meteorologist I respect wrote about the catastrophic July 4 Texas flash floods and included this unfortunate sentence : That, of course, also assumes that we are living in a stable climate — which we are not. Below is a yearly plot of earth's ocean/land temperature (HADCrut5) which is generally accepted as a valid measure of temperature by the climate community. As "climate" is defined by the UN's IPCC as a minimum 30 year period, do you see a period where the temperatures are "stable" (flat) for 30 or more years? Of course not.  The following are facts . The worst storms in history (by intensity, not loss of life) in the contiguous United States were about 100 years ag...

In a tragedy of monumental proportions, it is now confirmed the January Los Angeles Wildfires were caused by a determined, progressive arsonist. He traveled from Florida to California to set the fires. New York Post The inset at the bottom is the image he created showing a city burning down. According to multiple media reports, he donated to President Biden. Jonathan Rinderknecht is 29-years old. He used his phone to video the fire he set.  Of course, at the time, Big Climate and its politicians were telling us that climate change caused the fires.