Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-26 12:02:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C4876EFA1958BAA12385598B49C55C0868408101ECDE635A652381A4475AEE87
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Original Note:
The floods of "Arson!" replies on any social media post about climate change and wildfires shows that too many people are spreading (and being fooled by) misinformation. Rising global temperatures are definitely affecting the way wildfires burn today: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/satellite-data-record-shows-climate-changes-impact-on-fires https://www.edf.org/climate/heres-how-climate-change-affects-wildfires https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-climate-change-is-affecting-wildfires-around-the-world/ https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2315/study-fire-seasons-getting-longer-more-frequent/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-what-we-know-about-wildfires-and-climate-change/ https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/wildfires-and-climate-change-whats-the-connection/
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