The California wild fires of October are terrible.  Fueled by dry conditions and heavy winds it covered almost 200,000 acres.  I personally believe that Climate Change exists.  Interesting though how most of the News media hasn't spent much time on Sept. wildfires in Oregon (300,000 acres) and Montana (1,000,0000 acres).  Anti logging legislation that resulted in the accumulation of fuel may be the reason.  This is an example of extreme human intervention that actually contributed to green house gases and the loss of habitat for endangered species and many animals.  Very sad.  There needs to be more balance in the debate of what needs to be done.  Humans are a part of nature and should not be eliminated from the equation.  The inability of people to put aside their egos by admitting that they got it wrong does not bode well for their ability to honestly tackle future environmental challenges.