Oregon summer rainfall was not been unusually low, and recent summers have been no drier than the majority of years prior to the 1970s. The temperatures have not been especially high this summer, and have been similar to most summers prior to the cold, wet 1970s. Oregon is warmer and drier than it was in the 1970s to 19 90s, but this has nothing to do with global warming
-- Oregon’s climate returned to normal, prior to that cold, wet two decades. The intensity of this year’s fires in Oregon are not due to excessive heat or dryness. The major factor behind this year’s fires has been strong, dry easterly winds, something which is expected to weaken under global warming.
Texas actually has more forest and higher temperatures than California, but the Lone Star state rarely struggles with fires, perhaps because 95 percent of its land mass is privately owned and these owners act as responsible stewards of the land. If climate change was the cause of the wildfires, shouldn't other parts of the US would be suffering similar results? Maybe Texas has fewer arsonists?
https://fee.org/articles/forest-fires-aren-t-at-historic-highs-in-the-united-states-not-even-close/
85 to 90
percent of wildfires in the United States are caused by people,
according to the U.S. Department of Interior. Some human-caused fires
result from campfires left unattended, the burning of debris, downed
power lines, negligently discarded cigarettes and intentional acts of
arson. The remaining 10 percent are started by lightning ... or lava.