🌍✨ Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires
Why we’re watching: Print article Share In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is having its “quietest” year for wildfires in 2026.
These include Dr Matthew Wielicki, a former University of Alabama geochemist and self-described “professor in exile”, who was recently appointed by the Trump administration to lead the US Global Change Research Program. 💚
However, these charts paint a misleading picture as they are skewed by encompassing the entirety of Russia in the data – including the vast plains of Siberia.
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- 📌 Key signal: Print article Share In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe…
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