Wildfires in March, 2026

[Old Rocks]

CO2 does not cause wind to increase.

The increase in CO2 and other GHG's have increased the temperature of the atmosphere and ocean. That means there is more energy in the atmosphere, so a more energetic atmosphere has higher wind speeds. And the weather records are proof of that. And that increase is good for wind farms, but bad for making wildfires unmanageable.

Between 2000 and 2022, 100-meter wind speeds over the U.S. have increased, especially in the western half of the country, where wind speeds increased from 3% to 7%. This positive impact on wind farms' power output is a result of the increasing wind speeds, which have been tracked over the last 22 years. The highest average wind speeds are found over the Great Plains, with Wyoming and New Mexico moving up in state ranking in the 22-year interval, surpassing North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Rhode Island ranks first in average wind speed, with 8.9 m/s average wind speeds; Utah ranks first in wind speed change from 2000 to 2022, up 6.4%. The U.S. energy transition is expected to increase the pace of building and connecting renewable energy, with the changing climate, both human-induced and natural, underlaying the energy transition.

Climate.gov

 

[Robert W]

The increase in CO2 and other GHG's have increased the temperature of the atmosphere and ocean. That means there is more energy in the atmosphere, so a more energetic atmosphere has higher wind speeds. And the weather records are proof of that. And that increase is good for wind farms, but bad for making wildfires unmanageable.

Between 2000 and 2022, 100-meter wind speeds over the U.S. have increased, especially in the western half of the country, where wind speeds increased from 3% to 7%. This positive impact on wind farms' power output is a result of the increasing wind speeds, which have been tracked over the last 22 years. The highest average wind speeds are found over the Great Plains, with Wyoming and New Mexico moving up in state ranking in the 22-year interval, surpassing North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Rhode Island ranks first in average wind speed, with 8.9 m/s average wind speeds; Utah ranks first in wind speed change from 2000 to 2022, up 6.4%. The U.S. energy transition is expected to increase the pace of building and connecting renewable energy, with the changing climate, both human-induced and natural, underlaying the energy transition.
Climate.gov

You dramatically overestimate what CO2 does. So little, and you allege huge damage. Makes no sense.

I have one test for you. You claim that CO2 is dangerous. Why have temperatures fallen at Death Valley, CA which happens to be the hottest place on Earth?

 

[Old Rocks]

I am not a woman, but I have lived in 3 states over the past 7 years and in CA where I was born, just to be a licensed RE Broker there, I was forced to get my birth certificate and show proof my last name changes from my former, to my present was legal. Voting as I recall did not require any of that.
I moved to Idaho where I showed them my birth certificate and also here I Oregon so there are two states that require id to vote and get drivers licenses.

I was born in 1938 and to a different father than my stepdad. I even proved to the Army long ago my name change. IT is pretty normal in fact to do it.

I find it interesting that you think you have to fight socialism. Same as I find it interesting that some think that they have to fight capitalism. Those are economic tools. To be used as is appropriate for the desired result. Even in "Wealth of Nations" Adam Smith warns of the inherent dangers in unregulated capitalism. And we know the dangers of socialism without guardrails. Yet the purest socialism that exists, our National Park System, is also America's greatest idea. Now I have a 20 inch Crescent wrench, weighs about 10 lbs, that I used working on industrial machinery. I could just as easily used it for crushing someone's skull. Don't blame the tool for the users intentions and use of it.

 

[Robert W]

I find it interesting that you think you have to fight socialism. Same as I find it interesting that some think that they have to fight capitalism. Those are economic tools. To be used as is appropriate for the desired result. Even in "Wealth of Nations" Adam Smith warns of the inherent dangers in unregulated capitalism. And we know the dangers of socialism without guardrails. Yet the purest socialism that exists, our National Park System, is also America's greatest idea. Now I have a 20 inch Crescent wrench, weighs about 10 lbs, that I used working on industrial machinery. I could just as easily used it for crushing someone's skull. Don't blame the tool for the users intentions and use of it.

Socialism has to be fought or when one lives under that system, it spawns rulers like Hitler. Free markets work fine.

 

[Robert W]

The richest man in the world, Elon Musk supports Trump, as do many of the silicon valley billionaires.

The Billionaires are the most attacked classes in the USA.

 

[Robert W]

The richest man in the world, Elon Musk supports Trump, as do many of the silicon valley billionaires.

Trump is favored by the majority of voters.

 

[EMH]

The increase in CO2 and other GHG's have increased the temperature of the atmosphere and ocean

That's the $20 trillion lie.


Actual satellite and balloon data = atmosphere not warming
Surface Air Pressure = atmosphere not warming
Hurricane Data = oceans not warming

 

[Robert W]

That's the $20 trillion lie.


Actual satellite and balloon data = atmosphere not warming
Surface Air Pressure = atmosphere not warming
Hurricane Data = oceans not warming

 

[EMH]

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If oceans globally were warming we'd have more and bigger canes, and that is not the case...

U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade

Indeed, canes are the best measure of the planet's ocean temp, not just a local one, just as surface air pressure is the best read on atmospheric temps, since it is a planetary measure, and one thermometer is not.

 

[westwall]

Over 700,000 acres currently burning in Nebraska, many fires in other states, in spite of the cold in many of them. Is this a preview of the summer? This fire map shows what is going on with the fires right now;

2026 Nebraska Wildfires

Maps and Info about Nebraska, United States Wildfires today

wildfiretrackers.com

The 1865 fire burned most of nebraska. It was set by the army to force the indians to surrender.

And prior to that there were thousands of prairie fires that were larger than the one this year. There just weren't silly people going "oh oh oh oh" in an effort to drive a hysterical response to a natural phenomenon.

Blue Stem is known to be incredibly volatile when dry. The only difference now is there are people in the area to see it.

 

[westwall]

Dumb ass, winds gusting over 60 mph, downed power lines were the cause.

Oh? So not spontaneous combustion?

 

[westwall]

My goodness, over 60% of we in the Pacific Northwest get our power from renewables. And the standard of living in the Pacific Northwest is higher than most of the rest of the nation. So why is our standard of living that high while we get most of our electricity from renewables? Could it be that you really don't know anything about the cost of various methods of generation?

Yeah, you benefit from DAMS, that destroyed millions of acres of riverfront land, and drowned more millions of acres of habitat for the local critters.

Nothing in life is free, dumbass.

 

[Old Rocks]

You dramatically overestimate what CO2 does. So little, and you allege huge damage. Makes no sense.

I have one test for you. You claim that CO2 is dangerous. Why have temperatures fallen at Death Valley, CA which happens to be the hottest place on Earth?

Death Valley is just one place. The temperature is increasing in most other places on our planet. Here is the temperature of the troposphere as measured by satellites;

Here is a presentation by one of the leading geologists in the US on the history of CO2 and planetary temperatures.

 

[Old Rocks]

Socialism has to be fought or when one lives under that system, it spawns rulers like Hitler. Free markets work fine.

As even Adam Smith stated, capitalism needs to be regulated. Today, in the US, we have a K shaped economy, with the upper ten percent gaining wealth, and the bottom 90% losing wealth. That is not fine for most of the population.

The Billionaires are the most attacked classes in the USA.

The Epstein class deserves to be attacked. Their dominance will lead to the same end that happened in the gilded age in the 19th century.

 

[Old Rocks]

Yeah, you benefit from DAMS, that destroyed millions of acres of riverfront land, and drowned more millions of acres of habitat for the local critters.

Nothing in life is free, dumbass.

Dumbass yourself, you senile old man. There are hundreds of wind turbines in the wheat fields east of The Dallas in Oregon, they displace very few animals, in fact, I-84 highway kills more birds than the wind turbines do. Solar actually improves the habitat for most animals by providing shade during the hottest part of the summer. All this compared to the vastly polluting energy sources you support.

 

[Old Rocks]

The 1865 fire burned most of nebraska. It was set by the army to force the indians to surrender.

And prior to that there were thousands of prairie fires that were larger than the one this year. There just weren't silly people going "oh oh oh oh" in an effort to drive a hysterical response to a natural phenomenon.

Blue Stem is known to be incredibly volatile when dry. The only difference now is there are people in the area to see it.

Yes, the army set fire to the prairie to starve out the Native Americans. And the present fires are impacting our present food supply. And, of course, even with the Natives employing hundreds of fire fighters and their vehicles, and helicopters, the fires could not be put out. You apples and oranges comparison is about as stupid as it comes.

More dumb shit from a dummy. Yes, thousands of wild fires in a relatively unpopulated area. Once populated with farms and ranches, the fires were fought and kept reasonably small. However, with the increasing droughts and wind speeds, now when a fire gets started with 50 mph winds, there is no stopping it. But you know all of that, you are flapping yap as a shill for the fossil fuel corporations.

 

[westwall]

Dumbass yourself, you senile old man. There are hundreds of wind turbines in the wheat fields east of The Dallas in Oregon, they displace very few animals, in fact, I-5 highway kills more birds than the wind turbines do. Solar actually improves the habitat for most animals by providing shade during the hottest part of the summer. All this compared to the vastly polluting energy sources you support.

Wind farms that do nothing, you stupid clod. Your energy comes from hydroelectric turbines, that actually DOES maintain the grid.

 

[Robert W]

As even Adam Smith stated, capitalism needs to be regulated. Today, in the US, we have a K shaped economy, with the upper ten percent gaining wealth, and the bottom 90% losing wealth. That is not fine for most of the population.

The Epstein class deserves to be attacked. Their dominance will lead to the same end that happened in the gilded age in the 19th century.

You took his remarks out of contgext and said nothing about soc8ialism needs to be regulatgyed. This next claim by you was studied and found to be flawed since the upper quintiles, all of them, gained in the economy, not any lost.

 

[martybegan]

The richest man in the world, Elon Musk supports Trump, as do many of the silicon valley billionaires.

And many more are lefty idiots like Soros.

 

[EMH]

Death Valley is just one place. The temperature is increasing in most other places on our planet. Here is the temperature of the troposphere as measured by satellites;

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Here is a presentation by one of the leading geologists in the US on the history of CO2 and planetary temperatures.

The satellite data was FUDGED in 2005, so the chart isn't "data" it is FUDGE...

Key claim against global warming evaporates

Satellite and weather balloon data used to argue that climate models were wrong and that global warming isn't really happening turns out to be based on faulty analyses, according to three new studies.

www.nbcnews.com