Commentary
Thanks to wildfires in eastern Canada, the air quality of New York City and other northeastern cities in the United States has been an utter disaster. The weather in the Big Apple has surpassed, in terms of haze, smog, and general hazardous air quality, perennial disasters such as Delhi, India
Virtually all media talking heads have blamed this occurrence on global warming and temperature change. For example, the BBC asks, “Is climate change fuelling Canada’s wildfires?” It answers, “Climate change is making weather conditions like heat and drought that lead to wildfires more likely.” The BBC quotes Robert Scheller, professor of forestry at North Carolina State University, who says: “The climate signal is very strong. We are seeing both a larger area burned, and more severe fires.”…