California nears the end of another disastrous wildfire season. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and others are blaming human-caused climate change for California fire destruction. But causes for the destructiveness of these fires appear to be dominated by other factors, not emissions from power plants or sport utility vehicles.

Data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shows 2019 to be another year of fire disaster. As of Nov. 3, more than 6,000 California fires had burned almost 200,000 acres, destroyed 730 structures, and claimed three lives. The Kincade fire in Sonoma County north of San Francisco did the most damage, burning over 77,000 acres to date. As of Nov. 3, this fire was 80 percent contained with the direct cause unknown.