In the last 48 hours, we've seen major wildfires in Nottinghamshire, Hampshire, South Wales, and Suffolk.
This is not bad luck. This is climate change, and firefighters are on the frontline.
@AlBuHarg@NewCor18146@ZackPolanski Keeping upland habitats open and drained could also be considered negligent in terms of flood risk for communities downstream.
@AlBuHarg@NewCor18146@ZackPolanski Heather burns increasingly severely under climate change, managed or not. Hence the largest UK wildfire of all time was mostly on managed moorland.
One could argue that preventing the return of heather-dominated land to woodland or bog is negligent in terms of fire risk.
@NoFarmsNoFoods@murdofraser67 But the largest UK wildfires are on traditionally-managed land.
Largest UK wildfire of all time: Dava, 100 sq km. Managed moorland.
Largest UK wildfire this year: Elan Valley, 80 sq km. Sheep grazing. Fire slowed when it reached restored peatland. https://t.co/7OT4XKJ96C
July 2026 was France's hottest month since records began. Rivers are at record lows. Massive wildfires broke records. Without major adaptation, large areas of #France will increasingly struggle to sustain agriculture. This is climate change reshaping a nation in real time.
Something quite wonderful but terrifying and sad happened to me when I was in my garden this evening. I was watering my last few living plants with a watering can and I felt a tap on my leg. It was a blackbird , boldly asking for a drink. It was desperate, so I obliged and will every day.
What have we done!
We aren't just ruining the planet for ourselves, we are ruining it for all life on this planet.
Shame on all of us!
@KyleKulinski We need criminal charges against those that denied it's happening for money despite knowing better.
I'm talking fossil fuel CEOs and paid propagandists like Milloy, Lomborg, and Epstein.