The embers have yet to cool in the eerie, blackened moonscape of what used to be Pacific Palisades. Thousands of residents face a difficult, uncertain rebuilding process. The loss of life, so far, has been mercifully small, but that is surely little consolation to those grieving.
Meanwhile, our self-styled expert class wants us once again to focus our attention on the real villain behind the disaster: climate change.
Medical programs present climate change as a health emergency, pulling valuable time and resources away from teaching critical subjects like anatomy, diagnostics, and patient care.
To take one example: According to University of Colorado fire scientist Jennifer Balch, “Fires have gotten faster. The big culprit we’re suspecting is a warming climate that’s making it easier to burn fuels when
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