Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship


	Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship

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7-6-2009 4:21 AM

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7-6-2009 6:54 PM

kkcapricorn

I came to this conclusion some time ago.
Often the media "protects" the public.
Human "reality" is in for harsh awakening.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/652bc49e-bc34-4b5e-a9f2-0c7aed9b288c/701E1BC8-8923-4BE0-AE82-AC1387143A34/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/" href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.alternet.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/"><P class="storyheadline">Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/"><DIV class="teaserleft">
			As climate change intensifies, wildfires are going to increase in the U.S. Publicizing the link could help drive home the danger of global warming.
		</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/"><P>With one notable <A linkindex="34" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/09/BANL17H9IR.DTL" target="_blank">exception</A>, from the <EM>San Francisco Chronicle</EM>, none of the coverage explored the possibility that the fire might be linked to climate change, despite ample evidence that such a <A linkindex="35" href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/sci;313/5789/927" target="_blank">link</A> exists. A few major outlets, such as <A linkindex="36" href="http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1878220,00.html" target="_blank"><EM>Time</EM></A>, did posit such a connection after Australia's Black Saturday fires in February, although that country has a former Australian of the Year focusing <A linkindex="37" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/10/australia-bush-fires" target="_blank">attention</A> to the connection.</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/?page=2" href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/?page=2" style="font-size: 11px;">www.alternet.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.alternet.org/environment/141110/wildfires_are_linked_to_global_warming_--_but_media_obscure_the_relationship/?page=2">"No individual event can be linked beyond a shadow of a doubt to global warming, but we do know that a warming world makes those events more likely -- it loads the dice in favor of more wildfires, in favor of more hurricanes, in favor of more dramatic flooding and more drought," Pooley said.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/701E1BC8-8923-4BE0-AE82-AC1387143A34/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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