As devastating wildfires rage across California, CNN is struggling to explain why Americans aren’t blaming the disaster on manmade climate change. Instead, the public seems more interested in understanding the fires themselves rather than linking them to the climate agenda pushed by mainstream media.
During a recent segment, CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten revealed surprising Google search trends. Searches for “wildfires” soared by 2,400%, while searches for “climate change” fell by 9%. Even in California, where the fires are most destructive, there’s no notable rise in searches for climate change.
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“This is the highest number of people searching for ‘wildfires’ ever recorded since Google Trends began in 2004,” Enten said. “But Americans aren’t making the connection to climate change.”
Enten also highlighted long-term polling data showing that concern about climate change has barely increased since the early 1990s, despite decades of extreme weather. A Pew Research poll even shows fewer Americans believe humans are responsible for climate change than in previous years.
While FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told CNN the fires are caused by climate change, the facts suggest otherwise. Evidence points to arson, 100mph winds, poor forest management, and bureaucratic failures as the primary causes of the wildfire crisis.
This disconnect between CNN’s narrative and public opinion reflects a growing skepticism of the climate change agenda. Americans are questioning why so many natural disasters are politicized, especially when there are clear policy failures contributing to the devastation.
CNN’s inability to control the narrative shows that the public is no longer blindly accepting the climate blame game. Instead, they’re demanding accountability for the real issues behind these disasters.
