Firefighters are gearing up for a spike in temperatures on Wednesday that’s poised to complicate efforts in Gironde, and you can bet your bottom dollar that mainstream media like CNN and MSNBC will spin this into their climate alarmist narrative. Instead of focusing on the real heroes—those brave firefighters battling flames—they’ll drown us in dramatic visuals and sob stories, framing every wildfire as yet another consequence of “climate change.”

Let’s set the record straight: wildfires are a natural occurrence; they’ve been happening for eons. It’s almost comical how outlets like BBC and The Guardian leap at every opportunity to sensationalize these events while glossing over standard operational factors like weather patterns exacerbating fire conditions. What they won’t tell you is that irresponsible land management and a lack of resources often play a far larger role in these disasters than the so-called existential crisis of climate change.

The media wants you hooked on the drama, feeding a culture of fear while conveniently ignoring the solutions and the facts. This is where outlets like Fox News could step in and shine a light on those positive angles—why are we still not discussing how we can better manage our forests or equip our firefighters? Instead, they sometimes wade into the same fear-mongering pool.

As we monitor the situation in Gironde, the real questions we should be asking are about proactive measures, not just reactive headlines. How about putting the focus back on community resilience instead of pushing a one-size-fits-all agenda? If only the media cared as much about solutions as they do about ratings.