Here’s the part of your recent article about the high risk of wildfires in Plymouth that jumped out at me: “Normally, an average of 15 wildfires are reported statewide in October, according to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. This year, there were about 200.” Shockingly, that’s an increase of over 1,233%.
The prolonged drought contributing to wildfires is a symptom of climate change and yet nowhere in your piece is this mentioned. We are all seeing the effects of a warming planet: drought and wildfires, historic rainfalls and flooding, abnormally long heatwaves.
We need to continue our transition to a clean energy economy. This election season, vote for those who take the issue of climate change seriously.
– Debora Hoffman