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Italy wildfires encircle Palermo as temperatures hit 47C
(www.theguardian.com)
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The climate does affect the readiness of forests to ignite though, by creating drier conditions. It also increases the intensity of thunderstorms in many areas. So while the number of idiots may be constant, the dangerousness of the idiots and the number of lightning strikes are increased by climate change.
Certainly, continuous droughts dry out a forest, setting it up for am idiot (or lightning strike) to set it on fire. It's a bit of a nitpick but technically the higher temps don't necessarily make the forest more dry, but yeah climate change does include droughts and extreme weather events.