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It's hardly "debatable" if climate change has increased the risk of wildfires in California!!

Ask a climate scientist if there's any "debate" about this. It's fact. Climate change has warmed the planet. CA is hotter, and that increase in temperature caused by climate change has increased the risk of wildfires.

You are talking to someone whose political identity prevents them from accepting the scientific consensus around the impacts of burning fossil fuels. Encouraging them to talk to scientists is counter-productive. We now live in a country where the President-elect talks publicly, with a straight face, about annexing Canada. We can forget about serious climate action, or even sensible action like expanding disaster relief funding to handle the economic consequences that will plague the country in the coming years.[/quote]

One thing that is important to recognize is that California has been a leader in climate change, everything from major university research and think tanks and labs to innovative tech to having the most climate-friendly policies.  They've been leading reduction of greenhouse gas efforts. There are also very strict reinforcements around fire safety and prevention--constant inspections and fines for not maintaining property, major regulations to build fire (and earthquake) safe buildings, etc. These terrifying fires are the result, in part, of global climate changes meeting local conditions. I hope this does not further destroy the sector that is trying to address climate change.[/quote]

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