Senator Barbara Boxer has sunstroke saying Thursday that wildfires like the fast-moving Silver Fire should be a wake-up call to the reality of climate change.
The Silver Fire near Banning grew to 14,000 acres Thursday. This  prompted additional mandatory evacuations. It was 20 percent contained as of Thursday evening.
A second wildfire near Wrightwood erupted Thursday around 10 pm.  This  prompted the  mandatory evacuation of roughly 75 homes.
“Warmer temperatures combined with long dry seasons have resulted in more severe wildfires, and itâ€
Boxer charges that climate change contributes  to what could become one of the worst California fire seasons in a century, with hotter, dryer and longer summers fueling the fires throughout the west.
Speaking to Republicans in Congress who doubt the existence or extent of climate change, Boxer said “open your eyes, breathe the air, see whatâ€
In the past 50 years the most serious California wildfire seasons were 2003, 2007 and 2008, in terms of acreage burned. The report also notes that since the year 2000, almost 600,000 acres have burned each year, nearly double the number of the last 50 years.
Boxer claims that global warming is contributing to one of the worst fire seasons in a hundred years in the Golden State, but GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who represents Orange County, is calling her out.
 “I challenge Barbara Boxer to a debate on climate change, on global warming,” said Rohrabacher. “I challenge her to defend her positions, and not just call a bunch of names, not just try to scare the public into accepting her expansion of government power over our lives.”
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Firenze Sage, Esq. Â So riddle me this Ms Boxer. How come there is no warming when the fires are “most serious”?
