media narrative that Dems lost 'working class whites' is BS. the split was the ol' rural vs urban

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7. "fishing & logging"... sometimes conflicting activities. Logging can mess up streams as fisheries

and while people may think they can remove themselves from the problems of the world, it's not as easy as it might sound.


The effects of global warming on temperature, precipitation levels, and soil moisture are turning many of our forests into kindling during wildfire season. - Union of Concerned Scientists

As the climate warms, moisture and precipitation levels are changing, with wet areas becoming wetter and dry areas becoming drier.

Higher spring and summer temperatures and earlier spring snow-melt typically cause soils to be drier for longer, increasing the likelihood of drought and a longer wildfire season, particularly in the western United States.

These hot, dry conditions also increase the likelihood that, once wildfires are started by lightning strikes or human error, they will be more intense and long-burning.

The costs of wildfires, in terms of risks to human life and health, property damage, and state and federal dollars, are devastating, and they are only likely to increase unless we better address the risks of wildfires and reduce our activities that lead to further climate change.
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