Constant claims that the world is ending lead to bad policy, which makes all of us less safe.
This time last year Los Angeles was on fire. Driven by Santa Ana winds, the Eaton and Palisades fires roared through Altadena, Pacific Palisades and surrounding communities, killing 31 people and destroying more than 16,000 structures. Those fires were still burning as journalists, activists and politicians zeroed in on what they saw as the key driver of the widespread devastation.
“L.A. Fires Show the Reality of Living in a World with 1.5°C of Warming,” read a Time magazine headline. California Gov. Gavin Newsom insisted the role of climate change should be obvious to anyone who viewed the disaster zone. “If you don’t believe the science, believe your own damn eyes,” he said in a press statement. President Biden also pinned the blame on human-driven warming. “All has changed in
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James B. Meigs is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a City Journal contributing editor.
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