Hmm. Do you have any more info about 2020? This is an interesting theory. I note a few things though
1. The number of fires is trending down, but
2. The area burned is trending up
3. The number of fires in 2020 wasn’t noticeably different. Down but on trend. But area burned was very low
Idly I wonder if some of the worst fires are started by humans through carelessness or on purpose, and this number of fires was down in 2020? Could also be a coincidence. Some years in the past had a very low area burned with a normal number of fires.
Provincial parks were outright closed for some time. And people in general were too spooked to go grilling on a forest campsite with the entire extended family.
1. The number of fires is trending down, but
2. The area burned is trending up
3. The number of fires in 2020 wasn’t noticeably different. Down but on trend. But area burned was very low
Idly I wonder if some of the worst fires are started by humans through carelessness or on purpose, and this number of fires was down in 2020? Could also be a coincidence. Some years in the past had a very low area burned with a normal number of fires.