Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-10 06:19:37 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BF5122AD2A2E71AFB3DE791398F05EE59AACB20C88E05335DCD026DED92D5B1B
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Original Note:
Matthew Wielicki's post references a 2007 study, which is almost 20 years out of date compared to current climate data. Here's the latest: https://climateinstitute.ca/news/fact-sheet-wildfires/ https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/extreme-wildfires-are-getting-worse-with-climate-change/ https://www.dal.ca/news/2024/10/23/wildfires-climate-change-human-impact.html Disinformation about the effects of climate change, especially fast-moving wildfires, is dangerous.
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