Dramatic Visualization Reveals Shocking Extent of New Mexico’s Biggest Wildfire on Record

A New Mexico wildfire that has burned an area more than one and a half times the size of New York City was initially sparked by prescribed burns lit by the U.S. Forest Service, investigators announced late last week.

The news quickly prompted withering criticism and claims on social media that climate change played no role in what has become New Mexico’s largest wildfire on record. A good example is this Tweet from Steve Milloy, a prominent climate science denier: “Biden regime started New Mexico’s largest-ever wildfire. Not global warming.”

In truth, global warming doesn’t spontaneously…