Human-caused climate change helped set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles fires. Making that connection clear in news coverage doesn't have to be complicated. Here's a 🧵 of good examples... - ThreadSky

coveringclimatenow.org • 47 days ago

Human-caused climate change helped set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles fires.

Making that connection clear in news coverage doesn't have to be complicated. Here's a 🧵 of good examples...

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audreyhenderson.bsky.social•47 days ago

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coveringclimatenow.org•47 days ago

“Here is the reality: The very metabolism of the Earth has been thrown off by an atmosphere choking on greenhouse gasses, and it will take more than political bickering to set things right.” - Jeff Kluger, TIME magazine

coveringclimatenow.org•47 days ago

“The ultimate driver here is climate change. ...The fact is that the number one thing we have to do to really get at the root cause of this disease is to stop burning fossil fuels and people have been saying that for decades.” - @leahstokes.bsky.social on @democracynow.org

coveringclimatenow.org•47 days ago

“These abrupt wet-to-dry and dry-to-wet swings, which can worsen wildfires, flooding and other hazards, are growing more frequent and intense because of human-caused climate change.” - @ianjames.bsky.social @latimes.com

coveringclimatenow.org•47 days ago

“Temperatures have gotten hotter and our landscapes have gotten drier, which makes them more susceptible to burning... On top of that, extreme drought, of which climate change is a contributing factor, leads to plant stress and massive tree die off. Those dead trees become added fuel for fires.”

coveringclimatenow.org•47 days ago

“The bottom line: Climate change didn't provide the spark that caused each of these catastrophic fires in LA County. But it's making such fires worse.” - https://afreedma.bsky.social at https://axios.com https://www.axios.com/2025/01/12/la-fires-climate-change-drought-extreme-weather

coveringclimatenow.org•47 days ago

“There is no shortage of apocalyptic visions of the future. It’s high time for a climate scientist hero or two to be showcased in TV and film in ways that can educate and inspire.” - @variety.bsky.social

justagirl123.bsky.social•47 days ago

Why is no one addressing the absolutely devastating effects of animal agriculture to climate change? Is it just that one step too far for people to change their eating habits to save the planet? The evidence is clear and abundant. Ostrich heads in the sand!

proudlyblue.bsky.social•47 days ago

To mimic the great James Carville's way of making a point:

It's the fossil fuels stupid!

ionnoiu.bsky.social•47 days ago

What interesting about this thread, is that we are probably 25 years out before we make a dent abandoning fossil fuels.

orion2345.bsky.social•47 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/mondoweiss.net/post/3lfi6mar4t72t

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