If we didn't know any better, we might be inclined to believe Brown, given the scale of the recent fires and the lives lost.
Except that there's no evidence of a trend in wildfires since 1985, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. And a 2017 study found that since 1970 the number of fires burning 300 acres or more has actually declined.
Nor has there been any trend in terms of hurricane severity, the number of tornadoes, droughts, or other severe weather that a warming planet was supposed to produce. (The charts showing all this can be seen here.)
Beyond that, however, is the fact that people like Brown have been predicting climate doom and gloom for years, only to see the planet fail to comply.
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/california-wildfires-jerry-brown-climate-change/
Except that there's no evidence of a trend in wildfires since 1985, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. And a 2017 study found that since 1970 the number of fires burning 300 acres or more has actually declined.
Nor has there been any trend in terms of hurricane severity, the number of tornadoes, droughts, or other severe weather that a warming planet was supposed to produce. (The charts showing all this can be seen here.)
Beyond that, however, is the fact that people like Brown have been predicting climate doom and gloom for years, only to see the planet fail to comply.
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/california-wildfires-jerry-brown-climate-change/