(A) Washington Post, September 11, 2020: “Western wildfires: An ‘unprecedented,’ climate change-fueled event, experts say”
direct link for subscribers:https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/09/11/…
second source: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/climate-change-an…
(1) Do you find these sources to be credible? Who are the authors, and do they have agendas or biases? Explain your answer is a clear paragraph with examples. (10 pts)
Then, watch this video (6 min) on The Science of Wildfire:https://www.wsj.com/articles/wildfires-in-oregon-c…
Explain what take-away points you got from this video. Use the science literacy skills that we discussed in the very beginning of this class: who made this movie? What were the agendas and biases of this movie, if any? Do you find it credible, and why? Were the ideas discussed in this movie supported by clear facts? (20 pts)
