Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 11
th, 2025 at 4:27pm:
You could have made an NotTheEnvironment thread about this—why were the fires so more severe than in the past, what ENVIRONMENTAL factors caused that?
Do you have evidence of that?
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"1. CAMP FIRE - Butte County
Date: November 2018
Cause: Power lines
Structures destroyed: 18,804
Acres burned: 153,336
Deaths: 86
2. TUBBS FIRE - Napa and Sonoma counties
Date: October 2017
Cause: Electrical
Structures destroyed: 5,636
Acres burned: 36,807
Deaths: 22
3. PALISADES FIRE - Los Angeles County
Date: January 2025
Cause: Under investigation
Structures destroyed: 5,316
Acres burned: 17,234
Deaths: 2
4. EATON FIRE - Los Angeles County
Date: January 2025
Cause: Under investigation
Structures destroyed: 4,000+
Acres burned: 10,600
Deaths: 3
5. TUNNEL FIRE - OAKLAND HILLS - Alameda County
Date: October 1991
Cause: Rekindle
Structures destroyed: 2,900
Acres burned: 1,600
Deaths: 25
6. CEDAR FIRE - San Diego County
Date: October 2003
Cause: Human related
Structures destroyed: 2,820
Acres burned: 273,246
Deaths: 15
7. NORTH COMPLEX - Butte, Plumas, and Yuma counties
Date: August 2020
Cause: Lightning
Structures destroyed: 2,352
Acres burned: 318,935
Deaths: 15
8. VALLEY FIRE - Lake, Napa and Sonoma County
Date: September 2015
Cause: Electrical
Structures destroyed: 1,955
Acres burned: 76,067
Deaths: 4
9. WITCH FIRE - San Diego County
Date: October 2007
Cause: Power lines
Structures destroyed: 1,650
Acres burned: 197,990
Deaths: 2
10. WOOLSEY FIRE - Ventura County
Date: November 2018
Cause: Electrical
Structures destroyed: 1,643
Acres burned: 96,949
Deaths: 3
11. CARR FIRE - Shasta and Trinity counties
Date: July 2018
Cause: Human related
Structures destroyed: 1,614
Acres burned: 229,651
Deaths: 8
12. GLASS FIRE - Sonoma County
Date: October 2017
Cause: Undetermined
Structures destroyed: 1,355
Acres burned: 54,382
Deaths: 3
13. LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX - Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake, and Colusa counties
Date: August 2020
Cause: Lightning/Arson
Structures destroyed: 1,491
Acres burned: 86,509
Deaths: 6
14. CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX - Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties
Date: August 2020
Cause: Lightning
Structures destroyed: 1,490
Acres burned: 86,509
Deaths: 1
15. NUNS FIRE - Sonoma County
Date: October 2017
Cause: Power line
Structures destroyed: 1,355
Acres burned: 54,382
Deaths: 1
16. DIXIE FIRE - Butte, Plumas, Lassen, and Tehama counties
Date: July 2021
Cause: Power line
Structures destroyed: 1,311
Acres burned: 963,309
Deaths: 1
17. THOMAS FIRE - Ventura and Santa Barbara counties
Date: December 2017
Origin: Power line
Structures destroyed: 1,063
Acres burned: 281,893
Deaths: 2
18. CALDOR FIRE - Alpine, Amador, and El Dorado counties
Date: September 2021
Cause: Under investigation
Structures destroyed: 1,003
Acres burned: 221,774
Deaths: 1
19. OLD FIRE - San Bernardino County
Date: October 2003
Cause: Human related
Structures destroyed: 1,003
Acres burned: 91,281
Deaths: 6
20. JONES FIRE - Shasta County
Date: October 1999
Cause: Undetermined
Structures destroyed: 954
Acres burned: 26,200
Deaths: 1"
https://abc7.com/post/biggest-most-destructive-fires-california-history/15787046...Your hyperbole seems to be getting away from you. Whoa Dobbin.