Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-17 21:05:02 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AAE7D31E1D42962AA812832021AF8F07DA7EF9B07E4D4566E943BD1766627F77
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Original Note:
Reference for the tweet is: cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-wildfire-emergency-update-august-16-1.6938756 a story by a journalist, not scientist. Citation from NASA https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2315/study-fire-seasons-getting-longer-more-frequent/ is from 2015, out of date, and includes data up to 2013 only. Reference from Yale https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/wildfires-and-climate-change-whats-the-connection/ is written by a journalist. Best citation for this tweet is cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/ha/nfdb which directly contradicts tweet.
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