An Answer to Tom Toles' Burning Question

Over at the Washington Post, Tom Toles has a burning question.

"As the west is once again ablaze in what is now politely called “fire season,” perhaps soon to be “conflagration season,”"

Conflagration season? Now that wouldn't be alarmist would it? Come on Tom. Fires have happened in days of yore when CO2 concentration was much lower than now. CO2 has nothing to do with it. Isn't that the correct conclusion?

"Weather increasingly comes in three forecasts: Out of control wildfires, out of control rainfall, and out of control wind"

I don't see a link in there. Any data to support the 'increasingly' adverb? Here is some US data to dispute it. Collected by a government agency not paid for with oil money. The old normal was massive forest fires. Colorado has seen it before even in January.

Some perspective on our warm March and May can be found here.

And Tom, we usually use the “if this is climate change, I’ll take it!” comment with respect to temperatures. But you know that. We don't like forest fires anymore than you do but they are a fact of life and fortunately not getting any worse.

Tom, change is what the climate does. Dispute.

Tom, clouds cool. On a hot day when a cloud moves in front of the sun you feel warmer right? Dispute

Yes, Tom. As the Earth warms forest floors add GHGs to the atmosphere. Same thing with the oceans as the world warms. Warming first, GHGs follow. You got it! Exactly what the Vostok ice cores show. What caused the initial warming? The SUN maybe?? Ocean cycles?? And how do the POSITIVE FEEDBACKS explain the US cooling trend. Could it be that the nefarious effects of CO2 have been overestimated?

It is a sure thing that those who deny what reality is telling them are bound to spend money wastefully on non-problems. This is an intelligent use of our resources. /sarc

Alarmists have reached their own 'tipping point' and have crossed over to the delusional world of Harold Camping. Do alarmists need to be in a perpetual state of alarm in order to feel alive and purposeful? Do they need to dish out FEAR and GUILT with every meal?

And what about the rest of the world that experienced a horrible winter in 2011-2012, where did their POSITIVE FEEDBACK from their CO2 go? How come their CO2 didn't work for them like it did for the Eastern US and southern Ontario? That is the real burning question.

Maybe, just maybe, CO2 has naught to do with it. Yuh think?

And that should be good news.