Connecting extreme weather events with climate change isn’t exactly a new thing. After Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of New York and New Jersey in 2012, Bloomberg published a front page spread proclaiming, “ It’s Global Warming, Stupid .” For years, major storms , droughts , floods and fires have been connected to climate change. The climate angle was even fair game during last summer’s wildfires in western Canada. So how did the climate conversation around the still-raging Fort McMurray wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes become so befuddling-ly messed up? Conversations about climate change as a factor in the wildfires have garnered about as much attention as the wildfires themselves. For a recap of the “ middle-finger salutes ,” schadenfreude and #tinyviolins mock-sympathy for the people of Fort McMurray, check out this article on Slate . Cara Pike , climate communications expert with Climate Access, says the urge to […]