The industrial connection to global warming is more emotional than rational. This is being used to manipulate environmental policy. It is also a tactic to ween us off fossil fuels. Below is some forest fire data just for the US.
Daily Statistics 7/10/06
Number of new large fires 4 States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires 19 Alaska (1)
Arizona (1)
Arkansas (1)
California (6)
Florida (1)
Nevada (5)
Texas (1)
Washington (1)
Wyoming (2)
Note: Includes WFU fires
Acres from active fires 160,358
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires 3
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres 5,310
Fires contained on 7/8/06 3
Year-to-date large fires contained 698
Year-to-date Statistics
2006 (1/1/06 - 7/10/06) Fires: 61,653 Acres: 4,007,311
2005 (1/1/05 - 7/10/05) Fires: 33,834 Acres: 3,034,619
2004 (1/1/04 - 7/10/04) Fires: 40,986 Acres: 3,080,965
2003 (1/1/03 - 7/10/03) Fires: 29,457 Acres: 996,924
2002 (1/1/02 - 7/10/02) Fires: 46,062 Acres: 3,162,249
2001 (1/1/01 - 7/10/01) Fires: 44,124 Acres: 1,244,092
2000 (1/1/00 - 7/10/00) Fires: 51,519 Acres: 2,232,874
10-Year Average
2001 - 2006 Fires: 43,961 Acres: 1,950,865
Some International Data can be found at:
http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/ff-stats.html
