Makin up lies!-----Bill Nye “The Science Guy” said on CNN this morning that forest fires never used to happen in the Carolinas until now.

That sounds scary. Big, if true. - Chris Martz

“There's forest fires, wildfires in the Carolinas—that didn't used to be a thing, everybody.”
That sounds scary. Big, if true.
But, had Nye done any actual research, he might be aware that his DNC talking points don't quite square with the facts.
The South Carolina@ForestryCommish (SCFC) has a wealth of information on their website.

• Based on the last 30 years of data, ~3,000 fires break out in South Carolina each year.
• About 18,000 acres are set ablaze annually.
• 229,908 acres of land burned in 1950 alone, the most in a single calendar year in the Palmetto state. Of the top 10 years with the most fire burn acreage, nine of them were prior to 1970 and seven of them were at least 70 years ago.
• Annual fire burn acreage has decreased by 72.5% (1950-79 vs. 1994-2023)...