Topic: William Brewer

NPR reports attribute the severity of the Los Angeles fires to "climate change lighter fluid," while historical records from William H. Brewer's 1860 journal are cited to demonstrate that extreme weather and fires have been a constant in California's history. The Santa Ana winds are identified as a recurring natural phenomenon rather than a new climate-driven event.

The hosts argue that California's wildfires are a result of poor forest management rather than global warming, citing the 1860 diary of botanist William Brewer. Brewer's records describe extreme weather events and massive fires in the state long before modern industrialization.