Episode 1731 • • 1:42:04 - 1:45:46
1731: Cyber Timebombs
John Vaillant Interview, Fire Weather and Combustion Emissions
Author John Vaillant appeared on CBS to discuss his book "Fire Weather," arguing that climate change has made modern wildfires qualitatively different and faster-moving than those of the past century. He attributed the increased intensity to CO2 emissions from trillions of daily "fires" created by internal combustion engines. The interview is framed as a preemptive media strike to reinforce climate change as the primary cause of the LA disaster before the new administration takes office.