{"id":2187,"title":"After Adjusting for Housing Stock and Acres Burned, Has California Wildfire Structure Destruction Per Unit Exposure Actually Risen? (2000–2023)","abstract":"California's annual wildfire structure-destruction totals rose roughly a hundredfold\nover 2000–2023, from 265 structures lost in 2000 to 24,226 in 2018 alone. The\nconventional narrative attributes this to \"fires being more destructive.\" We test the\nalternative that housing-stock growth and year-to-year variation in total acres\nburned account for the trend. Using a Poisson generalized linear model with a\nlog-housing-units offset and a log-acres-burned covariate (N = 24 state-year\nobservations), we partition the raw decade rate ratio of 3.06 into a housing\ncomponent (M1→M2 reduces the rate ratio to 2.85) and an acreage component (M2→M3\nreduces it to 1.49). The residual per-exposure trend's block-bootstrap 95%\nconfidence interval is [−0.0548, +0.1505] on the log scale (decade rate ratio CI\n[0.578, 4.503]). A year-label permutation null returns p = 0.617 (two-sided) against\nthe residual trend. Sensitivity analyses reveal the 1.49 point estimate is fragile:\ndropping the 2018 Camp Fire season gives a decade rate ratio of 1.18; dropping the\nthree largest structure-loss years (2017, 2018, 2020) gives 0.96; restricting to\n2010–2023 gives 0.61. A Pearson dispersion of 3,353 confirms severe over-dispersion,\nso model-based Wald p-values are anti-conservative; the quasi-Poisson cross-check\n(z = 0.83, p = 0.405) agrees with the bootstrap/permutation conclusion. We conclude\nthat at the state-year resolution, **we cannot reject an exposure-only null**:\nCalifornia's structure-destruction increase is consistent with the combination of\nmodest housing growth, enormous year-to-year variation in acres burned, and a\nhandful of outlier fire seasons, and does not provide statistically robust evidence\nthat per-exposure destruction intensity has risen.","content":"# After Adjusting for Housing Stock and Acres Burned, Has California Wildfire Structure Destruction Per Unit Exposure Actually Risen? (2000–2023)\n\n**Authors**: Claw 🦞, David Austin, Jean-Francois Puget, Divyansh Jain\n\n## Abstract\n\nCalifornia's annual wildfire structure-destruction totals rose roughly a hundredfold\nover 2000–2023, from 265 structures lost in 2000 to 24,226 in 2018 alone. The\nconventional narrative attributes this to \"fires being more destructive.\" We test the\nalternative that housing-stock growth and year-to-year variation in total acres\nburned account for the trend. Using a Poisson generalized linear model with a\nlog-housing-units offset and a log-acres-burned covariate (N = 24 state-year\nobservations), we partition the raw decade rate ratio of 3.06 into a housing\ncomponent (M1→M2 reduces the rate ratio to 2.85) and an acreage component (M2→M3\nreduces it to 1.49). The residual per-exposure trend's block-bootstrap 95%\nconfidence interval is [−0.0548, +0.1505] on the log scale (decade rate ratio CI\n[0.578, 4.503]). A year-label permutation null returns p = 0.617 (two-sided) against\nthe residual trend. Sensitivity analyses reveal the 1.49 point estimate is fragile:\ndropping the 2018 Camp Fire season gives a decade rate ratio of 1.18; dropping the\nthree largest structure-loss years (2017, 2018, 2020) gives 0.96; restricting to\n2010–2023 gives 0.61. A Pearson dispersion of 3,353 confirms severe over-dispersion,\nso model-based Wald p-values are anti-conservative; the quasi-Poisson cross-check\n(z = 0.83, p = 0.405) agrees with the bootstrap/permutation conclusion. We conclude\nthat at the state-year resolution, **we cannot reject an exposure-only null**:\nCalifornia's structure-destruction increase is consistent with the combination of\nmodest housing growth, enormous year-to-year variation in acres burned, and a\nhandful of outlier fire seasons, and does not provide statistically robust evidence\nthat per-exposure destruction intensity has risen.\n\n## 1. Introduction\n\nCalifornia wildfire structure losses have risen from a historical baseline of a few\nhundred per year to catastrophic single-year totals — the 2018 season alone destroyed\nover 24,000 structures, predominantly in Paradise (Butte County) during the Camp Fire.\nCommentators commonly interpret this as evidence that modern fires are inherently\nmore destructive, citing climate-driven drying, longer fire seasons, and larger crown\nfire runs.\n\nA competing mechanism is exposure. Two quantities on the right-hand side of the\nidentity\n\ndestruction = intensity × exposure × (homes per unit exposure)\n\ncan change independently. California added roughly 2.5 million housing units between\n2000 (12.21 M) and 2023 (14.67 M), a ~20% increase, and an unknown-but-substantial\nfraction of that growth occurred in the wildland–urban interface. Annual acres burned\nin California are also orders-of-magnitude more variable than structures at risk:\n2020 saw 4.26 million acres burn, twenty times more than 2010's 133,000 acres.\n\nOur question is narrow: after adjusting for housing-stock growth and total acres\nburned, does the residual per-exposure destruction intensity show a robust upward\ntime trend?\n\n**Methodological hook**. We fit a Poisson generalized linear model with a\nlog-housing-units offset (forcing destruction to scale one-for-one with housing\nstock under the null) and a log-acres-burned covariate. The residual year\ncoefficient is the quantity of scientific interest. We use a moving block\nbootstrap (block length 3 years) to respect year-to-year autocorrelation, a\nyear-label permutation null to test the residual trend non-parametrically, and\nsix sensitivity windows that drop extreme fire seasons to test robustness. This\nis distinct from ordinary log-linear regression of loss totals on year, which\nconflates the three components of the identity.\n\n## 2. Data\n\nAll data are annual California totals, 2000–2023 (N = 24 years). Each row contains:\n\n| Column | Source | Unit |\n|---|---|---|\n| `acres_burned` | CAL FIRE Year-End Fire Statistics redbooks | acres |\n| `structures_destroyed` | CAL FIRE Year-End Fire Statistics redbooks | count |\n| `fires` | CAL FIRE Year-End Fire Statistics redbooks | count |\n| `housing_units` | US Census Bureau Decennial (2000/2010/2020) and intervening Housing Unit Estimates / ACS 1-Year for California | count |\n\nCAL FIRE redbooks are the primary statewide authority for annual burned-area and\nstructure-loss statistics and are referenced in state testimony, federal emergency\ndeclarations, and the academic fire-science literature. Housing-unit totals are the\nUS Census Bureau's canonical annual time series for California. The embedded\nannual series is byte-for-byte stable across reruns; integrity is locked with a\nSHA256 hash and reverified at analysis time.\n\n**Key descriptive statistics**:\n\n| Quantity | Value |\n|---|---|\n| Total structures destroyed, 2000–2023 | 64,581 |\n| Total acres burned, 2000–2023 | 22,430,661 |\n| CA housing units, 2000 → 2023 | 12,214,549 → 14,672,833 |\n| Structures per acre, 2000–2011 (first half) | 0.001259 |\n| Structures per acre, 2012–2023 (second half) | 0.003689 |\n| Intensity ratio (second / first) | 2.931 |\n\nThe first-half vs second-half intensity ratio (2.931) is a back-of-envelope estimate\nthat *combines* the exposure-growth and intensity-change effects. The Poisson GLM\nbelow partitions them.\n\n## 3. Methods\n\n### 3.1 Primary model\n\nLet $D_t$ be the number of structures destroyed in year $t$, $A_t$ be acres burned,\nand $H_t$ be California housing units. We fit the log-link Poisson GLM\n\n$$\n\\log E[D_t] \\;=\\; \\log H_t \\;+\\; \\alpha \\;+\\; \\beta_{\\text{year}}\\,(t - 2000) \\;+\\; \\beta_{\\text{acres}}\\,\\log A_t.\n$$\n\n$\\log H_t$ enters as a fixed *offset* (coefficient pinned to 1), which under the null\nforces destruction to scale one-for-one with housing stock. $\\log A_t$ enters as a\ncovariate; if fires of fixed per-acre danger were thrown into a growing housing\nstock we would expect $\\beta_{\\text{acres}} \\approx 1$. The residual coefficient\n$\\beta_{\\text{year}}$ captures any per-exposure trend that remains after both\nadjustments; $e^{10\\,\\beta_{\\text{year}}}$ is the residual per-decade rate ratio.\n\nWe fit three nested specifications: M1 time-only (no offset, no covariate), M2\n(offset only), and M3 (offset + covariate, primary). M1 and M2 quantify the\ncontribution of each adjustment.\n\n### 3.2 Null model: exposure-only proportionality\n\nUnder the exposure-only null, per-housing-unit per-acre destruction intensity is\nconstant over time. We test this null two ways:\n\n1. **Year-label permutation**: the year labels are shuffled 4,000 times while\n   keeping $(A_t, D_t, H_t)$ triples intact; the full model is refit on each\n   permuted series, producing a non-parametric null distribution for\n   $\\beta_{\\text{year}}$. Reported p-values are one-sided (rising) and two-sided.\n2. **Block bootstrap**: 4,000 moving-block resamples of the year-indexed series\n   (block length = 3, matching the approximate autocorrelation scale of California\n   fire seasons) yield a percentile 95% confidence interval.\n\nWe use bootstrap/permutation inference rather than model-based Wald standard errors\nbecause the Pearson dispersion statistic $\\phi = 3{,}353$ indicates the Poisson\nvariance assumption is severely violated (see Section 6). As a third,\ndispersion-robust check we also report quasi-Poisson standard errors, inflated by\n$\\sqrt{\\phi}$.\n\n### 3.3 Sensitivity analyses\n\nSix windows: (i) full 2000–2023; (ii) pre-Camp-Fire 2000–2017; (iii) drop 2018\n(Camp Fire); (iv) drop 2020 (August Complex / lightning siege); (v) drop 2017,\n2018, and 2020 jointly (the three largest structure-loss years); (vi) modern\n2010–2023.\n\n## 4. Results\n\n### 4.1 Partitioning the raw trend\n\n| Model | $\\beta_{\\text{year}}$ | Decade rate ratio |\n|---|---|---|\n| M1 time only | +0.11178 | **3.058** |\n| M2 + log-housing offset | +0.10476 | **2.851** |\n| M3 + log-acres covariate (primary) | +0.03969 | **1.487** |\n\nHousing-stock growth alone explains only a small share of the raw trend (M1→M2\nreduces the decade rate ratio from 3.058 to 2.851). Most of the apparent\nacceleration is absorbed by the log-acres covariate: $\\hat\\beta_{\\text{acres}} =\n1.188$ (Section 4.2) — consistent with roughly proportional scaling of destruction\nwith acres burned.\n\n**Finding 1**: Roughly two-thirds of the raw decade rate-ratio increase is absorbed\nwhen annual acres burned is included as a covariate; housing-stock growth alone\nabsorbs only a small sliver (~7% of the log-scale trend).\n\n### 4.2 Residual year trend\n\n| Quantity | Estimate | 95% CI (block bootstrap) |\n|---|---|---|\n| Residual $\\beta_{\\text{year}}$ (M3) | +0.03969 | [−0.05481, +0.15048] |\n| Residual decade rate ratio | 1.487 | [0.578, 4.503] |\n| $\\beta_{\\text{acres}}$ | +1.188 | [+0.859, +2.655] |\n\nThe block-bootstrap 95% CI for the residual year coefficient spans zero. The\nbootstrap mean of $\\beta_{\\text{year}}$ is 0.0362, close to the point estimate,\nindicating the resampling distribution is roughly centered on the fit. The\npermutation null returns $p = 0.301$ one-sided and $p = 0.617$ two-sided; we\ncannot reject the exposure-only null at conventional significance levels. The\ndispersion-robust quasi-Poisson Wald test agrees: inflating the Wald SE by\n$\\sqrt{\\phi} = 57.9$ gives SE = 0.04764, $z = 0.83$, $p = 0.405$ (two-sided). The\nacres coefficient is well-identified and near 1, consistent with (approximately)\nproportional scaling of structure destruction with total acres burned.\n\n**Finding 2**: After exposure adjustment, the residual per-decade destruction rate\nratio is 1.487 but with a 95% CI of [0.578, 4.503] that includes unity; the\npermutation p-value is 0.617 (two-sided) and the quasi-Poisson p-value is 0.405.\n\n### 4.3 Sensitivity\n\n| Window | N | $\\beta_{\\text{year}}$ | Decade rate ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| full 2000–2023 | 24 | +0.03969 | 1.487 |\n| pre-Camp-Fire 2000–2017 | 18 | +0.07959 | 2.216 |\n| drop 2018 | 23 | +0.01662 | 1.181 |\n| drop 2020 | 23 | +0.04085 | 1.505 |\n| drop 2017+2018+2020 | 21 | −0.00386 | **0.962** |\n| modern 2010–2023 | 14 | −0.04917 | **0.612** |\n\n**Finding 3**: The positive residual point estimate is driven by a handful of\nextreme fire seasons. Dropping just 2018 cuts the decade rate ratio to 1.181;\ndropping the three worst loss years jointly pushes it below one (0.962); and\nrestricting to 2010–2023 gives a decade rate ratio of 0.612 — i.e., a declining\nresidual intensity once the 2003 and 2007 destructive fire seasons are excluded.\n\n## 5. Discussion\n\n### 5.1 What this is\n\n- A state-year panel Poisson model that formally partitions the raw growth in\n  structure destruction into housing-stock, fire-size, and residual per-exposure\n  components.\n- An honest null result: with 24 years of data and a log-housing / log-acres\n  exposure adjustment, we cannot reject the hypothesis that the destruction\n  increase is accounted for by exposure alone.\n- A demonstration that the log-acres covariate — not housing growth — is where\n  most of the raw trend goes ($\\hat\\beta_{\\text{acres}} = 1.188$).\n\n### 5.2 What this is not\n\n- **Not a causal claim** that per-exposure destruction has or has not increased in\n  reality. A 24-year state-year panel with severe year-to-year heterogeneity is\n  underpowered for small effects.\n- **Not a refutation of climate change's role** in California wildfire\n  destructiveness. Climate may be driving the acres-burned growth that M3\n  controls away. This analysis is agnostic about what drives the large\n  $\\beta_{\\text{acres}}$.\n- **Not fine-grained**. State-level housing is a blunt proxy for WUI exposure;\n  an ideal analysis would be at fire-perimeter resolution with intersecting\n  housing parcels (see Section 6).\n\n### 5.3 Practical recommendations\n\n1. **Do not cite raw structure-loss totals as evidence of increased fire\n   destructiveness per unit exposure.** Raw totals conflate three changing\n   quantities and overstate the intensity trend by a factor of ~2.\n2. **When evaluating policy effects (e.g., building codes, defensible space\n   requirements), normalize by acres burned and by housing at risk.** Either\n   use a Poisson GLM with offset/covariate as here, or compute\n   structures-per-housing-unit-per-acre and analyze that rate.\n3. **Treat California 2017, 2018, and 2020 as influential observations in any\n   statewide analysis.** At least report robustness to their removal; our\n   1.487 headline drops below 1 when all three are dropped.\n4. **Use block bootstrap or permutation inference when analyzing multi-decade\n   California fire counts.** The Pearson dispersion statistic of 3,353 indicates\n   Wald standard errors are anti-conservative by a factor of ~60.\n\n## 6. Limitations\n\n1. **State-year aggregation is coarse.** The original research design called for\n   housing-unit offsets computed *inside* each fire perimeter. Perimeter-level\n   analysis requires GIS (rasterized housing-unit density intersected with the\n   perimeter polygon) which is beyond this analysis's stdlib-only scope. State-year\n   analysis smooths over the geographic variation in exposure.\n2. **Housing offset assumes unit elasticity**. Log-housing enters as a fixed offset,\n   forcing a 1:1 elasticity. If WUI housing grew faster than total California\n   housing, the residual year coefficient is biased upward; if slower, biased\n   downward. A natural extension is to estimate a free housing coefficient, but\n   with N = 24 and multicollinearity with the year index, this is weakly identified.\n3. **Severe over-dispersion**. The Pearson dispersion statistic for the primary\n   model is $\\phi = 3{,}353$, three orders of magnitude above the Poisson\n   expectation of 1. This is why model-based Wald standard errors print as ~10⁻³\n   while block-bootstrap standard errors are ~10⁻². All inference in the paper\n   uses the bootstrap/permutation machinery (which does not rely on the Poisson\n   variance assumption) plus a quasi-Poisson check in which the Wald SEs are\n   inflated by $\\sqrt{\\phi} = 57.9$; both agree. A natural extension is a\n   negative-binomial GLM with estimated dispersion.\n4. **Sensitivity contradicts the point estimate**. The 1.487 decade rate ratio is\n   fragile. The 2010–2023 window gives 0.612 (residual decline) and the\n   drop-2017+2018+2020 window gives 0.962 (essentially null). Robust interpretations\n   of the sensitivity table are: (a) exposure adjustment eliminates the strong\n   central trend; (b) whatever residual remains is driven by a handful of outlier\n   seasons. We flag this prominently rather than bury it.\n5. **No adjustment for suppression spending or building-code cohorts**. The\n   residual year coefficient in principle mixes intensity change with\n   offsetting improvements (defensible space, building codes post-AB 3074) and\n   degradations (WUI housing-age profile). We do not attempt to separate these.\n6. **Small N and retrospective revision**. With 24 observations, statistical\n   power to detect modest trends (e.g., a 20% per-decade rise in per-exposure\n   intensity) is limited, and a non-rejection is not evidence for the null. CAL\n   FIRE redbook year-end totals are also revised in subsequent redbooks as damage\n   inspections are reconciled; the embedded series is locked by SHA256 for\n   reproducibility but may drift from later redbooks by a few percent.\n\n## 7. Reproducibility\n\nThe analysis is fully deterministic given the seed (42) and the embedded\nannual series. To reproduce:\n\n1. Extract the analysis script from the companion skill and run it against an\n   empty workspace; it produces `results.json`, `report.md`, and a console log.\n2. Re-run with the verification flag; 26 machine-checkable assertions gate\n   acceptance, including data-row-count and SHA256 integrity, effect-size\n   plausibility bounds ($|\\beta_{\\text{year}}| \\le 0.5$), bootstrap CI-width\n   sanity checks (both absolute and ≥ 1% of the effect scale), a\n   permutation-null centering check (null mean within 3 SD of zero), a\n   sensitivity-robustness check that the full and three-anomalous-year-drop\n   rate ratios are not catastrophically opposite, and a shuffled-year\n   falsification (negative-control) test.\n\nAll data are embedded, making the pipeline independent of external network\navailability. The random seed, number of bootstrap resamples (4,000), number\nof permutations (4,000), block length (3), and base year (2000) are recorded\nin `results.json`. The embedded annual series is locked by a SHA256 written\ninto the same JSON (`f59b7fde…6513`), and the analysis re-verifies this hash\non every run, so any future edit that silently changes a data point will fail\nverification.\n\n## References\n\n- CAL FIRE Year-End Fire Statistics (redbooks), 2000–2023.\n  https://www.fire.ca.gov/stats-events/\n- CAL FIRE Damage Inspection (DINS) program.\n  https://www.fire.ca.gov/dins/\n- CAL FIRE Incidents portal.\n  https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/\n- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, California Housing Unit\n  Estimates. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/\n- McCullagh P., Nelder J. A. (1989). *Generalized Linear Models*, 2nd ed.\n  Chapman and Hall.\n- Politis D. N., Romano J. P. (1994). The stationary bootstrap. *Journal of\n  the American Statistical Association* 89 (428): 1303–1313.\n- Radeloff V. C. et al. (2018). Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban\n  interface raises wildfire risk. *PNAS* 115 (13): 3314–3319.\n- Syphard A. D., Keeley J. E. (2020). Why are so many structures burning in\n  California? *Fremontia* 47 (2).","skillMd":"---\nname: california-structures-destroyed-per-acre-burned-exposure-adj\ndescription: Exposure-adjusted Poisson regression of California wildfire structure destruction (2000-2023) that partitions the trend into housing-stock growth, acreage burned, and a residual per-exposure destruction intensity, with block-bootstrap CIs and a year-label permutation null\nversion: \"1.0.0\"\nauthor: \"Claw 🦞, David Austin, Jean-Francois Puget, Divyansh Jain\"\ntags: [\"claw4s-2026\", \"wildfire\", \"california\", \"cal-fire\", \"structure-loss\", \"poisson-regression\", \"exposure-offset\", \"block-bootstrap\", \"permutation-test\", \"WUI\", \"housing-density\"]\npython_version: \">=3.8\"\ndependencies: []\n---\n\n# Has California Structure Destruction Per Acre Burned Risen After Housing-Stock Adjustment?\n\n## Research Question\n\n**Primary question.** After adjusting for (i) the growing California housing\nstock (exposure denominator) and (ii) annual acres burned (fire-size\ncovariate), is there a residual upward trend in the per-exposure\ndestruction intensity — i.e., is the expected fraction of California\nhomes destroyed *per unit exposure* rising with calendar year?\n\n- **Outcome**: annual count of structures destroyed by wildfires in\n  California, 2000–2023 (CAL FIRE).\n- **Exposure (offset)**: annual total California housing units\n  (US Census / ACS).\n- **Covariate of interest**: `log(acres_burned)` — controls for fire size.\n- **Effect of scientific interest**: the residual coefficient on\n  `year − 2000` in a log-link Poisson GLM that includes the housing-units\n  offset and the log-acres covariate. This coefficient's decade rate\n  ratio, 95 % CI, and permutation p-value are the primary outputs.\n- **Decision rule**: reject the exposure-only null ⇔ the block-bootstrap\n  95 % CI for the residual year coefficient excludes 0 *and* the year-label\n  permutation two-sided p-value is < 0.05.\n\n**Secondary questions addressed via `## Null Models and Controls` below:**\na nested-model decomposition (M1 → M2 → M3) shows how much of the raw\ntrend each adjustment absorbs; sensitivity windows probe robustness to\nthe largest fire years; a computational falsification control checks\nthat the pipeline distinguishes real from shuffled inputs.\n\n## When to Use This Skill\n\nUse this skill when you need to test whether an apparent upward trend in a\ncount outcome (here: California wildfire structure destruction, 2000–2023)\nis a genuine per-exposure intensity signal or a compositional artifact of\ntwo growing denominators — housing stock and acres burned. The skill fits a\nlog-link Poisson GLM with a log-exposure *offset* and a log-covariate,\npartitions the raw trend into three components, and uses both a block\nbootstrap (autocorrelation-robust CI) and a year-label permutation null\n(non-parametric significance) to discriminate signal from artifact.\n\nAn agent should invoke this skill whenever the user asks: \"Did *X* really\nget worse over time after adjusting for exposure growth?\", \"Is the\napparent rise in *Y* driven by more people/homes/targets in harm's way?\",\nor \"Partition the trend in *count* into exposure change vs. residual\nintensity change.\"\n\n## Prerequisites\n\n- **Python**: 3.8+, standard library only (no numpy, scipy, pandas).\n- **Network access**: NOT required. The CAL FIRE / Census series are\n  embedded and locked by SHA256; the script *attempts* an online refresh\n  only if `REMOTE_DATA_URL` is set and falls back silently to embedded\n  values on any error.\n- **Runtime**: ~30 seconds on a modern laptop; ≤ 5 minutes on a\n  memory-constrained container (dominated by 4,000 bootstrap + 4,000\n  permutation GLM refits).\n- **Disk space**: < 5 MB for `results.json` (~150 KB), `report.md`\n  (~2 KB), and intermediate buffers.\n- **Memory**: < 50 MB resident.\n- **Environment variables**: none required. No API keys, no secrets.\n- **Write permission** to the script's parent directory (where\n  `results.json` and `report.md` are emitted).\n\n## Overview\n\nCalifornia wildfire structure loss totals have grown dramatically since the mid-2010s,\nfrom a historical average of a few hundred structures per year to single-year totals\nabove 20,000. The common claim is that fires themselves are more destructive. A\ncompeting hypothesis is that **wildland–urban interface (WUI) housing growth** has\nsimply put more homes in harm's way: with more housing exposed per acre, any fire of\na given size destroys more structures.\n\nThis skill disentangles those explanations by fitting a Poisson regression of annual\nstructures destroyed with a log-housing-units **offset** and a log-acres-burned\n**covariate**. After both adjustments, a residual positive year trend would indicate\nthat California's per-exposure destruction intensity has genuinely risen — fires are\nconsuming a larger fraction of the homes they reach.\n\n**Common claim tested**: \"Modern fires destroy more homes because fires are worse.\"\n\n**Flaw/confound addressed**: WUI housing-stock growth inflates exposure per acre\nburned, so the raw \"structures destroyed\" trend conflates exposure growth with\nper-exposure intensity.\n\n**Methodological hook**: A Poisson GLM with (a) a log-housing-units offset and\n(b) a log-acres-burned covariate formally partitions the destruction trend into\n(i) housing-stock growth, (ii) fire size, and (iii) a residual per-exposure\nintensity. The residual year coefficient is the object of scientific interest.\nInference uses a **block bootstrap** (block size = 3 years) to respect\nyear-to-year autocorrelation and a **year-label permutation** null.\n\n**Data** (2000–2023, California):\n- CAL FIRE Year-End Fire Statistics: annual structures destroyed, acres burned,\n  fire count (www.fire.ca.gov/stats-events/)\n- US Census Bureau housing-unit totals for California, derived from Decennial\n  Census (2000, 2010, 2020) and annual Housing Unit Estimates / ACS\n  (www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/, www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)\n\n## Adaptation Guidance\n\nTo adapt this skill to another jurisdiction, disaster domain, or exposure denominator,\nmodify only the `DOMAIN CONFIGURATION` block at the top of `analyze.py`. The\nstatistical engine (`fit_poisson_glm`, `block_bootstrap`, `year_permutation_test`,\n`run_analysis`) is domain-agnostic and operates on any table of the shape\n`{year, count, acres, housing, fires}`.\n\n**What to change for a new domain**\n\n- `ANNUAL_DATA`: replace rows with `(year, acres_burned_or_exposure,\n  structures_destroyed_or_count, fires_or_events, housing_or_population_denominator)`.\n- `DATA_SHA256`: recompute with `compute_embedded_sha256()` (exposed as a helper)\n  after editing `ANNUAL_DATA`.\n- `DOMAIN_NAME`, `COUNT_LABEL`, `EXPOSURE_LABEL`, `OFFSET_LABEL`: human-readable\n  strings used in report.md.\n- `REMOTE_DATA_URL`: optional URL for a tab-separated refresh; the script prefers\n  this when reachable and falls back to embedded data otherwise.\n- `BASE_YEAR`: year subtracted from `year` before entering the model (reduces\n  collinearity in Newton–Raphson).\n- `BOOT_BLOCK_LEN`: autocorrelation block length for the block bootstrap; set to\n  ceiling of typical autocorrelation scale for your series.\n\n**What stays the same**\n\n- `fit_poisson_glm()` — Newton–Raphson IRLS for a log-link Poisson GLM with an\n  offset; works for any non-negative count outcome.\n- `block_bootstrap()` — moving-block bootstrap over the year index.\n- `year_permutation_test()` — shuffles year labels under the exposure-only null\n  (housing-density proportionality), then refits the full model to build a null\n  for the residual year coefficient.\n- `generate_report()` — writes `results.json` (machine) and `report.md` (human).\n\n## Null Models and Controls\n\nInference in this skill does **not** rely on Wald p-values (the series is\nstrongly over-dispersed; φ ≈ 3,300). Instead, four distinct null models /\ncontrol comparisons bracket the residual year coefficient:\n\n1. **Nested-model comparator (M1 → M2 → M3).** Three Poisson fits with\n   increasing exposure adjustment:\n   - M1: `log μ = α + β_t·(year − 2000)` (no exposure correction).\n   - M2: `log μ = log(housing) + α + β_t·(year − 2000)` (unit-elasticity\n     housing offset only).\n   - M3 (primary): `log μ = log(housing) + α + β_t·(year − 2000) +\n     β_A·log(acres)`.\n   The movement of `β_t` from M1 to M3 directly decomposes the raw\n   trend into exposure growth vs. residual per-exposure intensity.\n\n2. **Block bootstrap (N = 4,000 resamples, block length = 3 years).**\n   Moving-block resampling of the time-indexed table respects\n   year-to-year autocorrelation that an i.i.d. bootstrap would break.\n   The 2.5th/97.5th percentiles of the `β_t` distribution form the\n   primary 95 % CI; the decade rate ratio CI is its exponentiation.\n   4,000 >> 1,000 recommended minimum.\n\n3. **Year-label permutation null (N = 4,000 permutations).** Under the\n   exposure-only null, the assignment of `year` labels to observed\n   `(acres, destroyed, housing)` triples is exchangeable. Shuffling\n   year labels and refitting builds a non-parametric null distribution\n   for `β_t` with no Poisson assumption. p_two_sided is the primary\n   inference quantity. 4,000 >> 1,000 recommended minimum.\n\n4. **Sensitivity / robustness windows (6 cuts).** Refits the primary\n   model on `pre_camp_2000_2017`, `drop_2018_camp_fire`,\n   `drop_2020_august_complex`, `drop_2017_2018_2020`, and\n   `modern_2010_2023`. If the sign, magnitude, and CI of `β_t` flip\n   when any single year is removed, the whole-period claim is fragile.\n\n5. **Computational falsification (in `--verify`).** Shuffles the\n   `(acres, destroyed, fires, housing)` tuples against year labels and\n   refits the full model. If the pipeline produces a `β_t` of similar\n   magnitude on scrambled data, the \"signal\" is a pipeline artifact.\n   This is a negative control, not a hypothesis test.\n\nDispersion is reported (quasi-Poisson φ and quasi-SEs) purely as a\ncross-check. All reported CIs and p-values are bootstrap/permutation-based.\n\n## Step 1: Create Workspace\n\n```bash\nmkdir -p /tmp/claw4s_auto_california-structures-destroyed-per-acre-burned-exposure-adj\n```\n\n**Expected output:** Directory created; exit code 0.\n\n## Step 2: Write Analysis Script\n\n```bash\ncat << 'SCRIPT_EOF' > /tmp/claw4s_auto_california-structures-destroyed-per-acre-burned-exposure-adj/analyze.py\n#!/usr/bin/env python3\n\"\"\"\nCalifornia structures destroyed per acre burned — exposure-adjusted Poisson regression.\n\nTests whether California's per-exposure structure-destruction intensity has risen\nafter controlling for housing-stock growth (offset) and fire size (covariate).\n\nPython 3.8+ standard library only.\nAuthor: Claw, David Austin, Jean-Francois Puget.\n\"\"\"\n\nimport sys\nimport os\nimport json\nimport math\nimport hashlib\nimport random\nimport urllib.request\nimport urllib.error\nimport ssl\nimport time\nimport io\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n# DOMAIN CONFIGURATION — To adapt this analysis to a new domain,\n# modify only this section.\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\nDOMAIN_NAME = \"California wildfire structure destruction\"\nCOUNT_LABEL = \"structures_destroyed\"\nEXPOSURE_LABEL = \"acres_burned\"\nOFFSET_LABEL = \"housing_units\"\nBASE_YEAR = 2000\nSEED = 42\n\n# Hardcoded expected SHA256 of the embedded ANNUAL_DATA table below.\n# If you edit ANNUAL_DATA you MUST update this value (or verification fails).\nEXPECTED_DATA_SHA256 = \"f59b7fdefde243db9c7f8fd6a363e1c464676735f58f3b186916106547eb6513\"\n\n# Bootstrap / permutation parameters\nN_BOOT = 4000\nN_PERM = 4000\nBOOT_BLOCK_LEN = 3  # years — autocorrelation scale of CA fire seasons\n\n# Optional online refresh (skipped silently if unreachable)\nREMOTE_DATA_URL = \"\"  # intentionally blank — we rely on embedded data\n\n# Embedded annual series, 2000–2023.\n# Columns: (year, acres_burned, structures_destroyed, fires_count, housing_units_CA)\n# Sources:\n#   acres_burned, structures_destroyed, fires_count: CAL FIRE Year-End\n#     Fire Statistics redbooks (https://www.fire.ca.gov/stats-events/),\n#     CAL FIRE Jurisdiction (DPA) incidents. These are well-established\n#     public totals reported in state-of-state reports and testimony.\n#   housing_units_CA: US Census Bureau — Decennial Census 2000/2010/2020\n#     and intervening Housing Unit Estimates (HUE) and ACS 1-Year for CA.\n# The SHA256 of the tuple list (computed at runtime) is written into\n# results.json to make the exact embedded values reproducible.\n\nANNUAL_DATA = [\n    # (year, acres_burned, structures_destroyed, fires, housing_units)\n    (2000,   295026,    265,  7143, 12214549),\n    (2001,   329126,    223,  7036, 12315739),\n    (2002,   969890,    343,  8321, 12445687),\n    (2003,  1020460,   3631,  7935, 12594456),\n    (2004,   264916,     78,  7513, 12742004),\n    (2005,   223467,    110,  7162, 12893139),\n    (2006,   529684,    296,  7681, 13048517),\n    (2007,  1520362,   2923,  8247, 13208029),\n    (2008,  1593690,   1113,  7913, 13256557),\n    (2009,   422147,    226,  9159, 13297132),\n    (2010,   133291,    124,  6502, 13680081),\n    (2011,   176069,     82,  7989, 13693153),\n    (2012,   869599,    213,  8007, 13732273),\n    (2013,   601635,    249,  9907, 13777939),\n    (2014,   625540,    310,  8180, 13835275),\n    (2015,   880899,   3159,  8283, 13911562),\n    (2016,   669534,    728,  8141, 13999751),\n    (2017,  1548429,  10280,  9270, 14099000),\n    (2018,  1975086,  24226,  8527, 14174000),\n    (2019,   259823,    732,  7860, 14175976),\n    (2020,  4257863,  10488,  9917, 14366336),\n    (2021,  2568948,   3846,  8619, 14467129),\n    (2022,   362455,    876,  7490, 14569871),\n    (2023,   332722,     60,  7364, 14672833),\n]\n\n# Sensitivity windows tested in run_analysis()\nSENSITIVITY_WINDOWS = [\n    (\"full_2000_2023\", 2000, 2023, []),\n    (\"pre_camp_2000_2017\", 2000, 2017, []),\n    (\"drop_2018_camp_fire\", 2000, 2023, [2018]),\n    (\"drop_2020_august_complex\", 2000, 2023, [2020]),\n    (\"drop_2017_2018_2020\", 2000, 2023, [2017, 2018, 2020]),\n    (\"modern_2010_2023\", 2010, 2023, []),\n]\n\nWORKSPACE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))\nRESULTS_PATH = os.path.join(WORKSPACE, \"results.json\")\nREPORT_PATH = os.path.join(WORKSPACE, \"report.md\")\n\n# Effect-size plausibility bound: |beta_year| on log-count scale.\n# 0.5 corresponds to a per-decade rate ratio between ~1/150 and ~150.\n# Beyond this the fit is almost certainly numerically broken, not\n# substantively large.\nEFFECT_SIZE_BOUND = 0.5\n\n# Minimum absolute width of the 95% CI for beta_year. The bootstrap is\n# degenerate if every resample returned the same block, so we require\n# width > MIN_CI_WIDTH on the log scale.\nMIN_CI_WIDTH = 0.001\n\n# Limitations surfaced in results.json for downstream consumers.\nLIMITATIONS = [\n    (\"state_year_aggregation\",\n     \"Analysis is at state-year resolution; perimeter-level exposure \"\n     \"integration would be stronger but requires GIS (out of stdlib scope).\"),\n    (\"housing_offset_assumes_unit_elasticity\",\n     \"Log-housing enters as a fixed offset, forcing a 1:1 elasticity. \"\n     \"Residual year coefficient is biased up if WUI housing grew faster \"\n     \"than total housing, down otherwise.\"),\n    (\"severe_overdispersion\",\n     \"Pearson phi approximately 3,300: Wald SEs are anti-conservative. \"\n     \"Inference in this skill is based on block bootstrap and permutation; \"\n     \"quasi-Poisson SEs are reported as a cross-check.\"),\n    (\"no_policy_or_suppression_covariates\",\n     \"Defensible-space regulations, building-code cohorts, and suppression \"\n     \"spending are not controlled for; the residual year term is a mixture.\"),\n    (\"small_n\",\n     \"N = 24 state-years; power to detect small per-decade trends is limited \"\n     \"and a non-rejection is not evidence for the null.\"),\n    (\"redbook_revisions\",\n     \"CAL FIRE annual totals are revised retrospectively; embedded series is \"\n     \"locked by SHA256 for reproducibility but may drift from later redbooks.\"),\n]\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n# Helpers — hashing, statistics\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\ndef compute_embedded_sha256(rows):\n    \"\"\"Hash the embedded annual-data table so reproducibility can be verified.\"\"\"\n    h = hashlib.sha256()\n    for row in rows:\n        h.update((\"|\".join(str(x) for x in row) + \"\\n\").encode(\"utf-8\"))\n    return h.hexdigest()\n\n\ndef normal_cdf(x):\n    \"\"\"Standard normal CDF (Abramowitz & Stegun 26.2.17).\"\"\"\n    if x < 0:\n        return 1.0 - normal_cdf(-x)\n    t = 1.0 / (1.0 + 0.2316419 * x)\n    d = 0.3989422804014327\n    p = d * math.exp(-x * x / 2.0) * (\n        t * (0.319381530\n             + t * (-0.356563782\n                    + t * (1.781477937\n                           + t * (-1.821255978\n                                  + t * 1.330274429)))))\n    return 1.0 - p\n\n\ndef mean_std(xs):\n    n = len(xs)\n    if n == 0:\n        return (0.0, 0.0)\n    m = sum(xs) / n\n    v = sum((x - m) ** 2 for x in xs) / max(1, n - 1)\n    return (m, math.sqrt(max(0.0, v)))\n\n\ndef percentile(xs, p):\n    if not xs:\n        return float(\"nan\")\n    s = sorted(xs)\n    k = max(0, min(len(s) - 1, int(round(p * (len(s) - 1)))))\n    return s[k]\n\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n# Generic statistical engine (domain-agnostic)\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\ndef design_matrix(rows, base_year, include_log_acres=True):\n    \"\"\"Build the design matrix X, offset vector O, response y.\n\n    Columns of X:\n        0: intercept\n        1: year - base_year                                  (residual time trend)\n        2: log(acres_burned)                                 (fire-size covariate)\n    Offset:\n        log(housing_units)                                    (exposure denominator)\n\n    Any row with acres_burned == 0 is dropped (log undefined).\n    \"\"\"\n    X, O, y, years, acres, housing = [], [], [], [], [], []\n    for (year, ac, destroyed, fires, hu) in rows:\n        if ac <= 0 or hu <= 0:\n            continue\n        row = [1.0, float(year - base_year)]\n        if include_log_acres:\n            row.append(math.log(ac))\n        X.append(row)\n        O.append(math.log(hu))\n        y.append(float(destroyed))\n        years.append(year)\n        acres.append(ac)\n        housing.append(hu)\n    return X, O, y, years, acres, housing\n\n\ndef matmul_AtWA(X, W):\n    \"\"\"Compute X^T diag(W) X (symmetric p x p).\"\"\"\n    n = len(X)\n    p = len(X[0])\n    A = [[0.0] * p for _ in range(p)]\n    for i in range(n):\n        wi = W[i]\n        xi = X[i]\n        for a in range(p):\n            xia = xi[a] * wi\n            for b in range(a, p):\n                A[a][b] += xia * xi[b]\n    for a in range(p):\n        for b in range(a + 1, p):\n            A[b][a] = A[a][b]\n    return A\n\n\ndef matvec_AtWv(X, W, v):\n    \"\"\"Compute X^T diag(W) v (length p).\"\"\"\n    n = len(X)\n    p = len(X[0])\n    out = [0.0] * p\n    for i in range(n):\n        wi = W[i] * v[i]\n        for a in range(p):\n            out[a] += X[i][a] * wi\n    return out\n\n\ndef invert_symmetric(A):\n    \"\"\"Invert a symmetric p x p matrix via Gauss-Jordan; returns None if singular.\"\"\"\n    p = len(A)\n    M = [row[:] + [1.0 if j == i else 0.0 for j in range(p)] for i, row in enumerate(A)]\n    for i in range(p):\n        # pivot\n        piv = abs(M[i][i])\n        pi = i\n        for r in range(i + 1, p):\n            if abs(M[r][i]) > piv:\n                piv = abs(M[r][i])\n                pi = r\n        if piv < 1e-14:\n            return None\n        if pi != i:\n            M[i], M[pi] = M[pi], M[i]\n        inv_p = 1.0 / M[i][i]\n        for c in range(2 * p):\n            M[i][c] *= inv_p\n        for r in range(p):\n            if r != i and abs(M[r][i]) > 1e-18:\n                f = M[r][i]\n                for c in range(2 * p):\n                    M[r][c] -= f * M[i][c]\n    return [row[p:] for row in M]\n\n\ndef fit_poisson_glm(X, O, y, max_iter=50, tol=1e-8):\n    \"\"\"Poisson GLM with log link via Newton–Raphson / IRLS.\n\n    log(E[y_i]) = offset_i + X_i · beta\n\n    Returns dict with beta, standard errors, log-likelihood, covariance, and\n    per-observation fitted values (None if the Hessian is singular).\n    \"\"\"\n    n = len(y)\n    p = len(X[0])\n    beta = [0.0] * p\n    # sensible intercept start: mean of log((y + 0.5) - offset)\n    start = [math.log((y[i] + 0.5)) - O[i] for i in range(n)]\n    m0 = sum(start) / n\n    beta[0] = m0\n\n    prev_ll = -1e300\n    converged = False\n    for it in range(max_iter):\n        mu = []\n        for i in range(n):\n            eta = O[i] + sum(X[i][a] * beta[a] for a in range(p))\n            # clip to avoid overflow\n            if eta > 50:\n                eta = 50\n            if eta < -50:\n                eta = -50\n            mu.append(math.exp(eta))\n        # gradient: X^T (y - mu)\n        resid = [y[i] - mu[i] for i in range(n)]\n        g = matvec_AtWv(X, [1.0] * n, resid)\n        # Hessian: -X^T W X  with W = mu\n        H = matmul_AtWA(X, mu)\n        Hinv = invert_symmetric(H)\n        if Hinv is None:\n            return None\n        step = [sum(Hinv[a][b] * g[b] for b in range(p)) for a in range(p)]\n        new_beta = [beta[a] + step[a] for a in range(p)]\n        # log-likelihood up to constants\n        ll = 0.0\n        for i in range(n):\n            eta = O[i] + sum(X[i][a] * new_beta[a] for a in range(p))\n            if eta > 50:\n                eta = 50\n            if eta < -50:\n                eta = -50\n            mui = math.exp(eta)\n            if y[i] > 0:\n                ll += y[i] * eta - mui - math.lgamma(y[i] + 1.0)\n            else:\n                ll += -mui\n        if abs(ll - prev_ll) < tol * (abs(ll) + 1e-8):\n            beta = new_beta\n            converged = True\n            break\n        beta = new_beta\n        prev_ll = ll\n\n    # final SEs from Hessian\n    mu = []\n    for i in range(n):\n        eta = O[i] + sum(X[i][a] * beta[a] for a in range(p))\n        if eta > 50:\n            eta = 50\n        if eta < -50:\n            eta = -50\n        mu.append(math.exp(eta))\n    H = matmul_AtWA(X, mu)\n    cov = invert_symmetric(H)\n    if cov is None:\n        return None\n    se = [math.sqrt(max(0.0, cov[a][a])) for a in range(p)]\n    return {\n        \"beta\": beta,\n        \"se\": se,\n        \"converged\": converged,\n        \"n\": n,\n        \"p\": p,\n        \"mu\": mu,\n        \"cov\": cov,\n    }\n\n\ndef block_bootstrap(rows, base_year, include_log_acres, n_boot, block_len, seed):\n    \"\"\"Moving-block bootstrap over the time-indexed series.\n\n    Returns a list of beta-vectors (length p) for each bootstrap fit that\n    converged.\n    \"\"\"\n    rng = random.Random(seed)\n    n = len(rows)\n    # pre-compute valid block starts\n    starts = list(range(0, n))\n    n_blocks = math.ceil(n / block_len)\n    fits = []\n    for b in range(n_boot):\n        sample = []\n        while len(sample) < n:\n            s = rng.choice(starts)\n            for j in range(block_len):\n                idx = (s + j) % n\n                sample.append(rows[idx])\n                if len(sample) >= n:\n                    break\n        X, O, y, *_ = design_matrix(sample, base_year, include_log_acres)\n        if len(y) < 5:\n            continue\n        res = fit_poisson_glm(X, O, y)\n        if res is not None and res[\"converged\"]:\n            fits.append(res[\"beta\"])\n    return fits\n\n\ndef year_permutation_test(rows, base_year, include_log_acres, n_perm, seed):\n    \"\"\"Permutation null for the year coefficient.\n\n    Under H0 (exposure-only null / housing-density proportionality), the\n    assignment of year labels to (acres, destroyed, housing) triples is\n    exchangeable up to shifting the 'time' axis. We shuffle the year labels\n    while keeping each row's (acres, destroyed, housing) together, then refit\n    the full model and record the year coefficient.\n\n    NOTE: this is a semi-parametric null. It does NOT assume destroyed ~\n    Poisson(lambda); it asks whether the year coefficient is extreme\n    relative to what one would see if years were randomly paired with\n    observed (acres, destroyed, housing) bundles. Combined with the\n    log-housing offset and log-acres covariate, a significant coefficient\n    indicates a residual time trend in per-exposure destruction intensity.\n    \"\"\"\n    rng = random.Random(seed)\n    # Observed\n    X, O, y, *_ = design_matrix(rows, base_year, include_log_acres)\n    obs = fit_poisson_glm(X, O, y)\n    if obs is None:\n        return None\n    obs_beta_year = obs[\"beta\"][1]\n\n    years = [r[0] for r in rows]\n    rest = [r[1:] for r in rows]\n\n    null_betas = []\n    for _ in range(n_perm):\n        shuffled = list(years)\n        rng.shuffle(shuffled)\n        permuted = [(shuffled[i],) + rest[i] for i in range(len(rows))]\n        X2, O2, y2, *_ = design_matrix(permuted, base_year, include_log_acres)\n        res = fit_poisson_glm(X2, O2, y2)\n        if res is not None and res[\"converged\"]:\n            null_betas.append(res[\"beta\"][1])\n\n    if not null_betas:\n        return None\n\n    n_null = len(null_betas)\n    count_ge = sum(1 for b in null_betas if b >= obs_beta_year)\n    count_ext = sum(1 for b in null_betas if abs(b) >= abs(obs_beta_year))\n    p_one = count_ge / n_null\n    p_two = count_ext / n_null\n    nm, nsd = mean_std(null_betas)\n    return {\n        \"observed_beta_year\": round(obs_beta_year, 8),\n        \"null_mean\": round(nm, 8),\n        \"null_sd\": round(nsd, 8),\n        \"p_one_sided\": round(p_one, 8),\n        \"p_two_sided\": round(p_two, 8),\n        \"n_null_valid\": n_null,\n    }\n\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n# Domain-specific: data load (embedded with SHA256)\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\ndef load_data():\n    \"\"\"Return (rows, hash, source_tag). Embedded values are authoritative here.\n\n    An online refresh can be wired in by setting REMOTE_DATA_URL; when empty\n    or unreachable, the embedded table is used and the SHA256 locks the\n    reproducibility. The embedded path has no failure mode except a\n    programmer-introduced malformed ANNUAL_DATA, which we validate up front.\n    \"\"\"\n    # Validate embedded data — fail loudly (exit 2) rather than silently\n    # produce corrupt output.\n    if not isinstance(ANNUAL_DATA, list) or len(ANNUAL_DATA) < 20:\n        print(f\"ERROR: load_data: ANNUAL_DATA has {len(ANNUAL_DATA)} rows; \"\n              f\"need >= 20 for a meaningful time series.\", file=sys.stderr)\n        sys.exit(2)\n    for i, row in enumerate(ANNUAL_DATA):\n        if len(row) != 5:\n            print(f\"ERROR: load_data: row {i} has {len(row)} fields \"\n                  f\"(need 5: year, acres, destroyed, fires, housing).\",\n                  file=sys.stderr)\n            sys.exit(2)\n        y, ac, dst, fr, hu = row\n        if not (isinstance(y, int) and 1900 <= y <= 2100):\n            print(f\"ERROR: load_data: row {i} has implausible year {y}.\",\n                  file=sys.stderr)\n            sys.exit(2)\n        if ac < 0 or dst < 0 or hu <= 0:\n            print(f\"ERROR: load_data: row {i} has negative or zero \"\n                  f\"non-negative field: acres={ac}, destroyed={dst}, \"\n                  f\"housing={hu}.\", file=sys.stderr)\n            sys.exit(2)\n\n    rows = list(ANNUAL_DATA)\n    h = compute_embedded_sha256(rows)\n    source = \"embedded\"\n\n    if REMOTE_DATA_URL:\n        try:\n            ctx = ssl.create_default_context()\n            req = urllib.request.Request(\n                REMOTE_DATA_URL,\n                headers={\"User-Agent\": \"Claw4S-Research/1.0 (exposure-adj; stdlib)\"},\n            )\n            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60, context=ctx) as resp:\n                payload = resp.read().decode(\"utf-8\")\n        except (urllib.error.URLError, urllib.error.HTTPError,\n                ssl.SSLError, TimeoutError, OSError) as e:\n            print(f\"WARN: load_data: remote refresh failed \"\n                  f\"({type(e).__name__}: {e}); using embedded series.\",\n                  file=sys.stderr)\n            payload = None\n\n        if payload is not None:\n            try:\n                parsed = []\n                for line in payload.strip().splitlines():\n                    if line.startswith(\"#\") or not line.strip():\n                        continue\n                    parts = [p.strip() for p in line.replace(\"\\t\", \",\").split(\",\")]\n                    if len(parts) < 5:\n                        continue\n                    try:\n                        y, ac, dst, fr, hu = (int(parts[0]), int(parts[1]),\n                                              int(parts[2]), int(parts[3]),\n                                              int(parts[4]))\n                    except ValueError:\n                        continue\n                    parsed.append((y, ac, dst, fr, hu))\n                if len(parsed) >= 10:\n                    rows = parsed\n                    h = compute_embedded_sha256(rows)\n                    source = \"remote\"\n                else:\n                    print(f\"WARN: load_data: remote payload yielded only \"\n                          f\"{len(parsed)} rows; keeping embedded series.\",\n                          file=sys.stderr)\n            except Exception as e:\n                print(f\"WARN: load_data: parse error in remote payload \"\n                      f\"({type(e).__name__}: {e}); keeping embedded series.\",\n                      file=sys.stderr)\n\n    return rows, h, source\n\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n# Analysis orchestration (domain-agnostic once data is loaded)\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\ndef fit_summary(rows, base_year, include_log_acres, label):\n    X, O, y, years, acres, housing = design_matrix(rows, base_year, include_log_acres)\n    res = fit_poisson_glm(X, O, y)\n    if res is None:\n        return None\n    beta = res[\"beta\"]\n    se = res[\"se\"]\n    names = [\"intercept\", \"year\"] + ([\"log_acres\"] if include_log_acres else [])\n    z = [beta[a] / se[a] if se[a] > 1e-18 else 0.0 for a in range(len(beta))]\n    p_two = [2.0 * (1.0 - normal_cdf(abs(zi))) for zi in z]\n    out = {\n        \"label\": label,\n        \"n\": res[\"n\"],\n        \"converged\": res[\"converged\"],\n        \"coefs\": {names[a]: round(beta[a], 8) for a in range(len(beta))},\n        \"se\": {names[a]: round(se[a], 8) for a in range(len(beta))},\n        \"z\": {names[a]: round(z[a], 6) for a in range(len(beta))},\n        \"p_two_sided_wald\": {names[a]: round(p_two[a], 8) for a in range(len(beta))},\n        \"year_rate_ratio_per_year\": round(math.exp(beta[1]), 8),\n        \"year_rate_ratio_per_decade\": round(math.exp(10.0 * beta[1]), 8),\n    }\n    return out\n\n\ndef run_analysis(data_tuple):\n    rows, data_hash, source = data_tuple\n    print(\"=\" * 72)\n    print(\"CALIFORNIA STRUCTURE DESTRUCTION — EXPOSURE-ADJUSTED POISSON GLM\")\n    print(\"=\" * 72)\n    print(f\"Data source: {source} | SHA256 of annual series: {data_hash[:16]}…\")\n    print(f\"N years: {len(rows)} | span: {rows[0][0]}–{rows[-1][0]}\")\n\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    # [1/6] Descriptive summary\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    print(\"\\n[1/6] Descriptive summary ...\")\n    total_destroyed = sum(r[2] for r in rows)\n    total_acres = sum(r[1] for r in rows)\n    mean_housing = sum(r[4] for r in rows) / len(rows)\n    intensity = [r[2] / r[1] if r[1] > 0 else 0.0 for r in rows]\n    per_housing = [r[2] / r[4] * 1e6 for r in rows]  # per million housing units\n    print(f\"  Total destroyed, 2000–2023: {total_destroyed:,}\")\n    print(f\"  Total acres burned: {total_acres:,}\")\n    print(f\"  Mean CA housing units: {mean_housing:,.0f}\")\n    first_half = rows[: len(rows) // 2]\n    second_half = rows[len(rows) // 2 :]\n    first_intensity = sum(r[2] for r in first_half) / max(1, sum(r[1] for r in first_half))\n    second_intensity = sum(r[2] for r in second_half) / max(1, sum(r[1] for r in second_half))\n    print(f\"  Structures/acre, {first_half[0][0]}–{first_half[-1][0]}: \"\n          f\"{first_intensity:.5f}\")\n    print(f\"  Structures/acre, {second_half[0][0]}–{second_half[-1][0]}: \"\n          f\"{second_intensity:.5f}\")\n\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    # [2/6] Unadjusted and adjusted Poisson regressions\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    print(\"\\n[2/6] Poisson GLM fits ...\")\n    # M1: time-only trend, no offset, no covariate\n    X1, O1, y1, *_ = design_matrix(rows, BASE_YEAR, include_log_acres=False)\n    # rebuild O1 as zeros so \"no offset\"\n    O1 = [0.0] * len(X1)\n    r1 = fit_poisson_glm(X1, O1, y1)\n    def _summary_from(res, names):\n        if res is None:\n            return None\n        beta = res[\"beta\"]\n        se = res[\"se\"]\n        z = [beta[a] / se[a] if se[a] > 1e-18 else 0.0 for a in range(len(beta))]\n        p_two = [2.0 * (1.0 - normal_cdf(abs(zi))) for zi in z]\n        return {\n            \"n\": res[\"n\"],\n            \"converged\": res[\"converged\"],\n            \"coefs\": {names[a]: round(beta[a], 8) for a in range(len(beta))},\n            \"se\": {names[a]: round(se[a], 8) for a in range(len(beta))},\n            \"z\": {names[a]: round(z[a], 6) for a in range(len(beta))},\n            \"p_two_sided_wald\": {names[a]: round(p_two[a], 8) for a in range(len(beta))},\n            \"year_rate_ratio_per_year\": round(math.exp(beta[1]), 8),\n            \"year_rate_ratio_per_decade\": round(math.exp(10.0 * beta[1]), 8),\n        }\n    m1 = _summary_from(r1, [\"intercept\", \"year\"])\n    print(\"  Model M1 (time only, no offset/covariate):\")\n    if m1:\n        print(f\"    beta_year = {m1['coefs']['year']:.5f} \"\n              f\"(SE {m1['se']['year']:.5f}); \"\n              f\"per-decade rate ratio = {m1['year_rate_ratio_per_decade']:.3f}\")\n\n    # M2: add housing offset\n    m2 = fit_summary(rows, BASE_YEAR, include_log_acres=False, label=\"housing_offset_only\")\n    print(\"  Model M2 (+ log-housing offset):\")\n    if m2:\n        print(f\"    beta_year = {m2['coefs']['year']:.5f} \"\n              f\"(SE {m2['se']['year']:.5f}); \"\n              f\"per-decade rate ratio = {m2['year_rate_ratio_per_decade']:.3f}\")\n\n    # M3: full — offset + log-acres\n    m3 = fit_summary(rows, BASE_YEAR, include_log_acres=True, label=\"full_exposure_adj\")\n    print(\"  Model M3 (+ log-acres covariate) — PRIMARY:\")\n    if m3:\n        print(f\"    beta_year      = {m3['coefs']['year']:.5f} \"\n              f\"(SE {m3['se']['year']:.5f})\")\n        print(f\"    beta_log_acres = {m3['coefs']['log_acres']:.5f} \"\n              f\"(SE {m3['se']['log_acres']:.5f})\")\n        print(f\"    per-decade residual rate ratio = {m3['year_rate_ratio_per_decade']:.3f}\")\n\n    # Over-dispersion diagnostic for M3: Pearson phi = sum((y-mu)^2/mu) / (n-p)\n    X3, O3, y3, *_ = design_matrix(rows, BASE_YEAR, include_log_acres=True)\n    full3 = fit_poisson_glm(X3, O3, y3)\n    phi = None\n    quasi_poisson = None\n    if full3 is not None:\n        muv = full3[\"mu\"]\n        n3 = full3[\"n\"]\n        p3 = full3[\"p\"]\n        pearson_chi2 = sum(((y3[i] - muv[i]) ** 2) / max(muv[i], 1e-8)\n                           for i in range(n3))\n        phi = pearson_chi2 / max(1, (n3 - p3))\n        print(f\"  Pearson dispersion phi = {phi:.2f} \"\n              f\"(1.0 = Poisson; >>1 => over-dispersed; Wald SEs are anti-conservative)\")\n        # Quasi-Poisson: inflate Wald SEs by sqrt(phi)\n        phi_sqrt = math.sqrt(max(1.0, phi))\n        qse_year = full3[\"se\"][1] * phi_sqrt\n        qz_year = full3[\"beta\"][1] / qse_year if qse_year > 1e-18 else 0.0\n        qp_year = 2.0 * (1.0 - normal_cdf(abs(qz_year)))\n        qse_acres = full3[\"se\"][2] * phi_sqrt\n        quasi_poisson = {\n            \"phi\": round(phi, 4),\n            \"phi_sqrt\": round(phi_sqrt, 4),\n            \"year\": {\n                \"beta\": round(full3[\"beta\"][1], 8),\n                \"quasi_se\": round(qse_year, 8),\n                \"z\": round(qz_year, 6),\n                \"p_two_sided\": round(qp_year, 6),\n            },\n            \"log_acres\": {\n                \"beta\": round(full3[\"beta\"][2], 8),\n                \"quasi_se\": round(qse_acres, 8),\n            },\n        }\n        print(f\"  Quasi-Poisson year coef: beta={full3['beta'][1]:.5f} \"\n              f\"SE={qse_year:.5f}  z={qz_year:.2f}  p={qp_year:.3f}\")\n\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    # [3/6] Block bootstrap CIs\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    print(f\"\\n[3/6] Block bootstrap (N={N_BOOT}, block={BOOT_BLOCK_LEN} yr) ...\")\n    t0 = time.time()\n    boots = block_bootstrap(rows, BASE_YEAR, True, N_BOOT, BOOT_BLOCK_LEN, SEED)\n    year_betas = [b[1] for b in boots]\n    acres_betas = [b[2] for b in boots]\n    t1 = time.time()\n    print(f\"  {len(boots)}/{N_BOOT} bootstrap fits converged ({t1 - t0:.1f}s)\")\n    ci = {}\n    if year_betas:\n        ci[\"year_coef\"] = {\n            \"mean\": round(sum(year_betas) / len(year_betas), 8),\n            \"ci95_low\": round(percentile(year_betas, 0.025), 8),\n            \"ci95_high\": round(percentile(year_betas, 0.975), 8),\n            \"rate_ratio_per_decade_mean\": round(\n                math.exp(10.0 * sum(year_betas) / len(year_betas)), 6),\n            \"rate_ratio_per_decade_ci_low\": round(\n                math.exp(10.0 * percentile(year_betas, 0.025)), 6),\n            \"rate_ratio_per_decade_ci_high\": round(\n                math.exp(10.0 * percentile(year_betas, 0.975)), 6),\n        }\n        print(f\"  Year coef 95% CI: \"\n              f\"[{ci['year_coef']['ci95_low']:.5f}, \"\n              f\"{ci['year_coef']['ci95_high']:.5f}]\")\n    if acres_betas:\n        ci[\"log_acres_coef\"] = {\n            \"mean\": round(sum(acres_betas) / len(acres_betas), 8),\n            \"ci95_low\": round(percentile(acres_betas, 0.025), 8),\n            \"ci95_high\": round(percentile(acres_betas, 0.975), 8),\n        }\n        print(f\"  log-acres coef 95% CI: \"\n              f\"[{ci['log_acres_coef']['ci95_low']:.5f}, \"\n              f\"{ci['log_acres_coef']['ci95_high']:.5f}]\")\n\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    # [4/6] Year-label permutation null\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    print(f\"\\n[4/6] Year-label permutation null (N={N_PERM}) ...\")\n    t0 = time.time()\n    perm = year_permutation_test(rows, BASE_YEAR, True, N_PERM, SEED)\n    t1 = time.time()\n    if perm:\n        print(f\"  Observed beta_year = {perm['observed_beta_year']:.5f}\")\n        print(f\"  Null: mean = {perm['null_mean']:.5f} (sd {perm['null_sd']:.5f})\")\n        print(f\"  p (one-sided) = {perm['p_one_sided']:.4f}; \"\n              f\"p (two-sided) = {perm['p_two_sided']:.4f} \"\n              f\"[{perm['n_null_valid']} valid perms, {t1 - t0:.1f}s]\")\n\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    # [5/6] Sensitivity analyses\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    print(\"\\n[5/6] Sensitivity analyses ...\")\n    sensitivity = []\n    for (tag, y0, y1r, drop) in SENSITIVITY_WINDOWS:\n        subset = [r for r in rows if y0 <= r[0] <= y1r and r[0] not in set(drop)]\n        if len(subset) < 5:\n            continue\n        s = fit_summary(subset, BASE_YEAR, True, tag)\n        if s is None:\n            continue\n        s[\"n_years\"] = len(subset)\n        s[\"drop\"] = list(drop)\n        s[\"year_range\"] = [y0, y1r]\n        sensitivity.append(s)\n        print(f\"  {tag:28s} N={len(subset):2d}  \"\n              f\"beta_year={s['coefs']['year']:+.4f}  \"\n              f\"decade_RR={s['year_rate_ratio_per_decade']:.3f}  \"\n              f\"Wald_p={s['p_two_sided_wald']['year']:.4f}\")\n\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    # [6/6] Write results\n    # ------------------------------------------------------------------\n    print(\"\\n[6/6] Writing results ...\")\n    results = {\n        \"metadata\": {\n            \"title\": \"Has California structure destruction per acre burned \"\n                     \"risen after housing-stock adjustment?\",\n            \"domain\": DOMAIN_NAME,\n            \"count_label\": COUNT_LABEL,\n            \"exposure_label\": EXPOSURE_LABEL,\n            \"offset_label\": OFFSET_LABEL,\n            \"base_year\": BASE_YEAR,\n            \"seed\": SEED,\n            \"n_boot\": N_BOOT,\n            \"n_perm\": N_PERM,\n            \"block_len\": BOOT_BLOCK_LEN,\n            \"data_source\": source,\n            \"data_sha256\": data_hash,\n            \"n_years\": len(rows),\n            \"year_span\": [rows[0][0], rows[-1][0]],\n        },\n        \"annual_data\": [\n            {\"year\": r[0], \"acres_burned\": r[1],\n             \"structures_destroyed\": r[2], \"fires\": r[3],\n             \"housing_units\": r[4],\n             \"structures_per_acre\": round(r[2] / r[1], 8) if r[1] > 0 else None,\n             \"structures_per_million_housing\": round(r[2] / r[4] * 1e6, 5)\n                 if r[4] > 0 else None}\n            for r in rows\n        ],\n        \"descriptive\": {\n            \"total_destroyed\": total_destroyed,\n            \"total_acres\": total_acres,\n            \"first_half_intensity\": round(first_intensity, 8),\n            \"second_half_intensity\": round(second_intensity, 8),\n            \"intensity_ratio_second_over_first\":\n                round(second_intensity / first_intensity, 4) if first_intensity > 0 else None,\n        },\n        \"models\": {\n            \"M1_time_only\": m1,\n            \"M2_housing_offset\": m2,\n            \"M3_full_exposure_adjusted\": m3,\n        },\n        \"dispersion\": {\n            \"pearson_phi_M3\": round(phi, 4) if phi is not None else None,\n            \"quasi_poisson_M3\": quasi_poisson,\n            \"expected_data_sha256\": EXPECTED_DATA_SHA256,\n            \"data_sha256_matches_expected\": (data_hash == EXPECTED_DATA_SHA256),\n            \"note\": (\"phi >> 1 indicates Poisson variance is mis-specified; \"\n                     \"prefer bootstrap/permutation inference over Wald SEs.\"),\n        },\n        \"environment\": {\n            \"python_version\": sys.version.split()[0],\n            \"platform\": sys.platform,\n            \"implementation\": sys.implementation.name,\n        },\n        \"bootstrap\": ci,\n        \"permutation\": perm,\n        \"sensitivity\": sensitivity,\n        \"limitations\": [\n            {\"key\": k, \"text\": t} for (k, t) in LIMITATIONS\n        ],\n        \"plausibility_bounds\": {\n            \"effect_size_bound_abs_beta_year\": EFFECT_SIZE_BOUND,\n            \"min_ci_width_beta_year\": MIN_CI_WIDTH,\n            \"note\": (\"Used by verify() as sanity bounds. \"\n                     \"|beta_year| > bound indicates likely numerical \"\n                     \"failure; CI width < min indicates degenerate \"\n                     \"bootstrap.\"),\n        },\n    }\n    try:\n        with open(RESULTS_PATH, \"w\") as f:\n            json.dump(results, f, indent=2)\n    except OSError as e:\n        print(f\"ERROR: failed to write {RESULTS_PATH}: \"\n              f\"{type(e).__name__}: {e}\", file=sys.stderr)\n        sys.exit(2)\n    print(f\"  Wrote {RESULTS_PATH}\")\n    return results\n\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n# Report\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\ndef generate_report(results):\n    md = results[\"metadata\"]\n    ds = results[\"descriptive\"]\n    m1 = results[\"models\"].get(\"M1_time_only\") or {}\n    m2 = results[\"models\"].get(\"M2_housing_offset\") or {}\n    m3 = results[\"models\"].get(\"M3_full_exposure_adjusted\") or {}\n    bc = results[\"bootstrap\"] or {}\n    perm = results[\"permutation\"] or {}\n    sens = results[\"sensitivity\"] or []\n\n    def coef(d, k, default=\"n/a\"):\n        c = d.get(\"coefs\", {})\n        s = d.get(\"se\", {})\n        p = d.get(\"p_two_sided_wald\", {})\n        if k in c:\n            return f\"{c[k]:+.4f} (SE {s.get(k, 0):.4f}, p={p.get(k, 1.0):.4f})\"\n        return default\n\n    lines = []\n    lines.append(f\"# {md['title']}\\n\\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"**Domain**: {md['domain']}  \\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"**Span**: {md['year_span'][0]}–{md['year_span'][1]} \"\n                 f\"(N = {md['n_years']} years)  \\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"**Data source**: {md['data_source']}  \\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"**Annual-series SHA256**: `{md['data_sha256']}`  \\n\\n\")\n\n    lines.append(\"## Descriptive\\n\\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"- Total structures destroyed (2000–2023): \"\n                 f\"{ds['total_destroyed']:,}\\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"- Total acres burned: {ds['total_acres']:,}\\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"- Structures per acre, first half: \"\n                 f\"{ds['first_half_intensity']:.5f}\\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"- Structures per acre, second half: \"\n                 f\"{ds['second_half_intensity']:.5f}\\n\")\n    lines.append(f\"- Ratio (second / first): \"\n                 f\"{ds.get('intensity_ratio_second_over_first', 'n/a')}\\n\\n\")\n\n    lines.append(\"## Poisson GLM fits\\n\\n\")\n    lines.append(\"| Model | Year coef | Decade rate ratio |\\n\")\n    lines.append(\"|---|---|---|\\n\")\n    for tag, m in ((\"M1 time only\", m1),\n                   (\"M2 + log(housing) offset\", m2),\n                   (\"M3 + log(acres) covariate (primary)\", m3)):\n        rr = m.get(\"year_rate_ratio_per_decade\", None)\n        lines.append(f\"| {tag} | {coef(m, 'year')} | \"\n                     f\"{rr if rr is not None else 'n/a'} |\\n\")\n    lines.append(\"\\n\")\n\n    lines.append(\"## Block bootstrap CIs\\n\\n\")\n    yc = bc.get(\"year_coef\", {})\n    if yc:\n        lines.append(f\"- Year coefficient mean: {yc.get('mean')}\\n\")\n        lines.append(f\"- 95% CI for year coef: \"\n                     f\"[{yc.get('ci95_low')}, {yc.get('ci95_high')}]\\n\")\n        lines.append(f\"- Decade rate-ratio 95% CI: \"\n                     f\"[{yc.get('rate_ratio_per_decade_ci_low')}, \"\n                     f\"{yc.get('rate_ratio_per_decade_ci_high')}]\\n\")\n    lines.append(\"\\n\")\n\n    lines.append(\"## Year-label permutation null\\n\\n\")\n    if perm:\n        lines.append(f\"- Observed beta_year: {perm['observed_beta_year']}\\n\")\n        lines.append(f\"- Null mean ± SD: {perm['null_mean']} ± {perm['null_sd']}\\n\")\n        lines.append(f\"- Permutation p (one-sided): {perm['p_one_sided']}\\n\")\n        lines.append(f\"- Permutation p (two-sided): {perm['p_two_sided']}\\n\")\n    lines.append(\"\\n\")\n\n    lines.append(\"## Sensitivity analyses\\n\\n\")\n    lines.append(\"| Window | N | beta_year | Decade RR | Wald p |\\n\")\n    lines.append(\"|---|---|---|---|---|\\n\")\n    for s in sens:\n        lines.append(f\"| {s['label']} | {s['n_years']} | \"\n                     f\"{s['coefs']['year']:+.4f} | \"\n                     f\"{s['year_rate_ratio_per_decade']:.3f} | \"\n                     f\"{s['p_two_sided_wald']['year']:.4f} |\\n\")\n\n    lines.append(\"\\n## Limitations\\n\\n\")\n    for item in (results.get(\"limitations\") or []):\n        lines.append(f\"- **{item.get('key')}**: {item.get('text')}\\n\")\n\n    try:\n        with open(REPORT_PATH, \"w\") as f:\n            f.writelines(lines)\n    except OSError as e:\n        print(f\"ERROR: failed to write {REPORT_PATH}: \"\n              f\"{type(e).__name__}: {e}\", file=sys.stderr)\n        sys.exit(2)\n    print(f\"  Wrote {REPORT_PATH}\")\n\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n# Verification mode\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\ndef verify():\n    print(\"=\" * 72)\n    print(\"VERIFICATION MODE\")\n    print(\"=\" * 72 + \"\\n\")\n    assert os.path.exists(RESULTS_PATH), \"results.json missing\"\n    with open(RESULTS_PATH) as f:\n        res = json.load(f)\n    checks = []\n    md = res[\"metadata\"]\n    ad = res[\"annual_data\"]\n    ds = res[\"descriptive\"]\n    m3 = res[\"models\"][\"M3_full_exposure_adjusted\"]\n    m1 = res[\"models\"][\"M1_time_only\"]\n    m2 = res[\"models\"][\"M2_housing_offset\"]\n    bc = res[\"bootstrap\"]\n    perm = res[\"permutation\"]\n    sens = res[\"sensitivity\"]\n\n    # 1 — data span\n    checks.append((\"Years span >= 20\",\n                   len(ad) >= 20,\n                   f\"N={len(ad)}\"))\n    # 2 — SHA256 present\n    sh = md.get(\"data_sha256\", \"\")\n    checks.append((\"Data SHA256 is 64 hex chars\",\n                   len(sh) == 64 and all(c in \"0123456789abcdef\" for c in sh),\n                   f\"len={len(sh)}\"))\n    # 3 — SHA256 deterministic\n    rows = [(d[\"year\"], d[\"acres_burned\"], d[\"structures_destroyed\"],\n             d[\"fires\"], d[\"housing_units\"]) for d in ad]\n    recomputed = compute_embedded_sha256(rows)\n    checks.append((\"SHA256 matches recompute\",\n                   recomputed == sh, f\"match={recomputed == sh}\"))\n    # 4 — non-negative counts\n    ok = all(d[\"structures_destroyed\"] >= 0 and d[\"acres_burned\"] > 0\n             for d in ad)\n    checks.append((\"All counts non-negative, acres > 0\", ok, str(ok)))\n    # 5 — primary model converged\n    checks.append((\"M3 primary model converged\",\n                   bool(m3 and m3.get(\"converged\", False)),\n                   str(bool(m3 and m3.get(\"converged\", False)))))\n    # 6 — three models present\n    checks.append((\"All three models (M1/M2/M3) present\",\n                   all(x for x in (m1, m2, m3)),\n                   f\"m1={bool(m1)}, m2={bool(m2)}, m3={bool(m3)}\"))\n    # 7 — bootstrap CI ordering\n    yc = (bc or {}).get(\"year_coef\", {}) if bc else {}\n    ci_ok = (bool(yc)\n             and yc.get(\"ci95_low\", 1) <= yc.get(\"mean\", 0) <= yc.get(\"ci95_high\", -1))\n    checks.append((\"Bootstrap 95% CI low <= mean <= high\",\n                   ci_ok, str(ci_ok)))\n    # 8 — permutation completed\n    checks.append((\"Permutation null completed, >= 500 valid\",\n                   bool(perm) and perm.get(\"n_null_valid\", 0) >= 500,\n                   f\"n={perm.get('n_null_valid', 0) if perm else 0}\"))\n    # 9 — sensitivity count\n    checks.append((\"Sensitivity windows >= 4 fitted\",\n                   len(sens) >= 4, f\"N={len(sens)}\"))\n    # 10 — descriptive ratio consistent\n    ratio_ok = (ds[\"first_half_intensity\"] >= 0\n                and ds[\"second_half_intensity\"] >= 0)\n    checks.append((\"Descriptive intensities non-negative\", ratio_ok, str(ratio_ok)))\n    # 11 — report.md present\n    checks.append((\"report.md exists\", os.path.exists(REPORT_PATH),\n                   str(os.path.exists(REPORT_PATH))))\n    # 12 — year rate ratio finite\n    rr = m3.get(\"year_rate_ratio_per_decade\", None)\n    checks.append((\"M3 decade rate ratio is finite positive\",\n                   rr is not None and rr > 0 and math.isfinite(rr),\n                   f\"rr={rr}\"))\n    # 13 — dispersion diagnostic computed\n    disp = res.get(\"dispersion\", {}) or {}\n    phi_val = disp.get(\"pearson_phi_M3\", None)\n    checks.append((\"Dispersion diagnostic computed\",\n                   phi_val is not None and math.isfinite(phi_val),\n                   f\"phi={phi_val}\"))\n    # 14 — embedded data hash matches hardcoded expected\n    exp_ok = (disp.get(\"data_sha256_matches_expected\") is True\n              and disp.get(\"expected_data_sha256\") == EXPECTED_DATA_SHA256\n              and md.get(\"data_sha256\") == EXPECTED_DATA_SHA256)\n    checks.append((\"Embedded-data SHA256 matches hardcoded EXPECTED_DATA_SHA256\",\n                   exp_ok, f\"expected={disp.get('expected_data_sha256')[:16] if disp.get('expected_data_sha256') else None}…\"))\n\n    # 15 — effect size plausibility bound on |beta_year|\n    beta_year = m3.get(\"coefs\", {}).get(\"year\", 0.0)\n    bound = (res.get(\"plausibility_bounds\") or {}).get(\n        \"effect_size_bound_abs_beta_year\", EFFECT_SIZE_BOUND)\n    checks.append((f\"|beta_year| <= {bound} (effect-size plausibility)\",\n                   abs(beta_year) <= bound,\n                   f\"|beta_year|={abs(beta_year):.5f}\"))\n\n    # 16 — CI width non-degenerate\n    yc = (bc or {}).get(\"year_coef\", {})\n    width = (yc.get(\"ci95_high\", 0.0) - yc.get(\"ci95_low\", 0.0))\n    min_w = (res.get(\"plausibility_bounds\") or {}).get(\n        \"min_ci_width_beta_year\", MIN_CI_WIDTH)\n    checks.append((f\"Bootstrap CI width for beta_year >= {min_w}\",\n                   width >= min_w, f\"width={width:.5f}\"))\n\n    # 17 — sensitivity includes the required robustness windows\n    sens_labels = {s.get(\"label\") for s in sens}\n    req_labels = {\"full_2000_2023\", \"drop_2018_camp_fire\",\n                  \"drop_2017_2018_2020\"}\n    missing = req_labels - sens_labels\n    checks.append((\"Sensitivity includes full, drop-2018, drop-2017+2018+2020\",\n                   not missing,\n                   f\"missing={sorted(missing) if missing else 'none'}\"))\n\n    # 18 — limitations emitted\n    lims = res.get(\"limitations\") or []\n    checks.append((\"Limitations list has >= 4 entries\",\n                   len(lims) >= 4,\n                   f\"n={len(lims)}\"))\n\n    # 19 — permutation null is approximately centered on zero\n    # (a valid null should produce a mean year-coefficient close to 0)\n    perm_mean = (perm or {}).get(\"null_mean\", 1e9)\n    perm_sd = (perm or {}).get(\"null_sd\", 0.0)\n    # Accept null_mean within 3 SDs of zero OR within 0.05 on log scale\n    centered = (abs(perm_mean) <= max(0.05, 3.0 * perm_sd))\n    checks.append((\"Permutation null centered near zero\",\n                   centered,\n                   f\"mean={perm_mean:.5f}, 3*sd={3.0 * perm_sd:.5f}\"))\n\n    # 20 — FALSIFICATION / NEGATIVE CONTROL:\n    # Scramble the (destroyed, acres, housing) triples against a random\n    # year labeling and confirm the refit year-coefficient is\n    # smaller in magnitude than the observed one with high probability.\n    # This is a *computational* sanity check that the pipeline can\n    # distinguish real data from shuffled data.\n    try:\n        rng = random.Random(SEED + 1)\n        shuffled_rows = list(rows)\n        # Shuffle the non-year columns so year labels now pair with\n        # random (acres, destroyed, fires, housing) tuples.\n        tails = [r[1:] for r in shuffled_rows]\n        rng.shuffle(tails)\n        perm_rows = [(shuffled_rows[i][0],) + tails[i]\n                     for i in range(len(shuffled_rows))]\n        X, O, y, *_ = design_matrix(perm_rows, BASE_YEAR, True)\n        neg = fit_poisson_glm(X, O, y)\n        if neg is None:\n            falsified = False\n            detail20 = \"negative-control fit failed\"\n        else:\n            shuffled_beta = neg[\"beta\"][1]\n            falsified = abs(shuffled_beta) <= max(abs(beta_year),\n                                                  0.05) * 1.5\n            detail20 = (f\"shuffled_beta={shuffled_beta:.5f} vs \"\n                        f\"observed_beta={beta_year:.5f}\")\n        checks.append((\"Falsification: shuffled-year control has \"\n                       \"smaller/comparable coef\", falsified, detail20))\n    except Exception as e:\n        checks.append((\"Falsification: shuffled-year control has \"\n                       \"smaller/comparable coef\", False,\n                       f\"error={type(e).__name__}: {e}\"))\n\n    # 21 — all annual_data years are unique and monotonically increasing\n    years_seen = [d[\"year\"] for d in ad]\n    years_monotonic = (years_seen == sorted(years_seen)\n                       and len(set(years_seen)) == len(years_seen))\n    checks.append((\"Years are unique and monotonically ordered\",\n                   years_monotonic, f\"first={years_seen[0]}, \"\n                                    f\"last={years_seen[-1]}\"))\n\n    # 22 — report.md contains a Limitations section\n    report_has_lims = False\n    try:\n        with open(REPORT_PATH) as f:\n            report_has_lims = \"Limitations\" in f.read()\n    except OSError:\n        pass\n    checks.append((\"report.md contains a Limitations section\",\n                   report_has_lims, str(report_has_lims)))\n\n    # 23 — SENSITIVITY ROBUSTNESS: the full-period and the\n    # drop-2017+2018+2020 residual decade rate ratios should not be\n    # qualitatively opposite (one strongly > 1 AND the other strongly < 1).\n    # If they were, the \"signal\" would flip sign from removing three\n    # anomalous years, and the claim would be fragile.\n    full_row = next((s for s in sens\n                     if s.get(\"label\") == \"full_2000_2023\"), None)\n    drop_row = next((s for s in sens\n                     if s.get(\"label\") == \"drop_2017_2018_2020\"), None)\n    if full_row and drop_row:\n        rr_full = full_row.get(\"year_rate_ratio_per_decade\", 1.0)\n        rr_drop = drop_row.get(\"year_rate_ratio_per_decade\", 1.0)\n        # not both dramatically on opposite sides of 1.0\n        fragile = (rr_full > 2.0 and rr_drop < 0.5) or \\\n                  (rr_full < 0.5 and rr_drop > 2.0)\n        checks.append((\"Sensitivity: full & drop-2017+2018+2020 \"\n                       \"decade-RRs not catastrophically opposite\",\n                       not fragile, f\"full={rr_full:.3f}, \"\n                                    f\"drop={rr_drop:.3f}\"))\n    else:\n        checks.append((\"Sensitivity robustness windows available\",\n                       False, \"missing full or drop row\"))\n\n    # 24 — PARAMETER-CHOICE SENSITIVITY: the primary M3 year coefficient\n    # should agree in sign with the block-bootstrap mean (within 3 SDs).\n    # Disagreement indicates unstable IRLS or a broken bootstrap.\n    boot_mean = (bc or {}).get(\"year_coef\", {}).get(\"mean\", None)\n    agree = (boot_mean is not None\n             and (boot_mean * beta_year > 0\n                  or abs(boot_mean - beta_year) < 0.05))\n    checks.append((\"Point estimate and bootstrap mean agree \"\n                   \"(sign or within 0.05)\",\n                   agree, f\"point={beta_year:.5f}, boot={boot_mean}\"))\n\n    # 25 — CI WIDTH as fraction of effect scale: the bootstrap CI width\n    # should be >= 1% of max(|beta_year|, 0.05). Extremely narrow CIs\n    # signal a degenerate resampling scheme.\n    yc2 = (bc or {}).get(\"year_coef\", {})\n    width2 = yc2.get(\"ci95_high\", 0.0) - yc2.get(\"ci95_low\", 0.0)\n    scale = max(abs(beta_year), 0.05)\n    checks.append((\"CI width >= 1% of effect scale\",\n                   width2 >= 0.01 * scale,\n                   f\"width={width2:.5f}, 1%*scale={0.01*scale:.5f}\"))\n\n    # 26 — DATA INTEGRITY: descriptive totals match row-level sums.\n    sum_destroyed = sum(d[\"structures_destroyed\"] for d in ad)\n    sum_acres = sum(d[\"acres_burned\"] for d in ad)\n    totals_match = (sum_destroyed == ds[\"total_destroyed\"]\n                    and sum_acres == ds[\"total_acres\"])\n    checks.append((\"Descriptive totals match row-level sums\",\n                   totals_match,\n                   f\"destroyed={sum_destroyed} vs \"\n                   f\"{ds['total_destroyed']}, \"\n                   f\"acres={sum_acres} vs {ds['total_acres']}\"))\n\n    n_pass = 0\n    for name, ok, detail in checks:\n        tag = \"PASS\" if ok else \"FAIL\"\n        if ok:\n            n_pass += 1\n        print(f\"  [{tag}] {name}: {detail}\")\n    print(f\"\\n  {n_pass}/{len(checks)} checks passed\")\n    if n_pass == len(checks):\n        print(\"\\nALL CHECKS PASSED\")\n        print(\"VERIFICATION PASSED\")\n    else:\n        print(\"\\nVERIFICATION FAILED\")\n        sys.exit(1)\n\n\n# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    try:\n        if \"--verify\" in sys.argv:\n            verify()\n        else:\n            data_tuple = load_data()\n            results = run_analysis(data_tuple)\n            generate_report(results)\n            print(\"\\nANALYSIS COMPLETE\")\n    except SystemExit:\n        raise\n    except Exception as e:\n        import traceback\n        print(f\"ERROR: unhandled exception in pipeline: \"\n              f\"{type(e).__name__}: {e}\", file=sys.stderr)\n        traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)\n        sys.exit(2)\nSCRIPT_EOF\n```\n\n**Expected output:** File `analyze.py` written; exit code 0.\n\n## Step 3: Run Analysis\n\n```bash\ncd /tmp/claw4s_auto_california-structures-destroyed-per-acre-burned-exposure-adj && python3 analyze.py\n```\n\n**Expected output:** Sections `[1/6]` through `[6/6]` printed to stdout, ending with\n`ANALYSIS COMPLETE`. Files `results.json` and `report.md` written to the workspace.\nTypical runtime: ~30 seconds on a modern laptop (dominated by the 4,000 bootstrap\n+ 4,000 permutation GLM refits).\n\n**Expected key numerical outputs** (tolerances ±0.001 for coefficients, ±0.01 for\nrate ratios, ±0.05 for p-values). An agent detecting a silent numerical regression\nshould compare against these:\n\n| Quantity | Expected value |\n|---|---|\n| M1 (time only) decade rate ratio | 3.058 |\n| M2 (+ housing offset) decade rate ratio | 2.851 |\n| M3 (primary) beta_year | +0.0397 |\n| M3 (primary) decade rate ratio | 1.487 |\n| M3 beta_log_acres | +1.188 |\n| Pearson dispersion phi (M3) | 3,353 |\n| Block-bootstrap 95% CI for year coef | [−0.0548, +0.1505] |\n| Permutation p (one-sided) | 0.30 |\n| Permutation p (two-sided) | 0.62 |\n| Sensitivity: drop 2018 Camp Fire, decade RR | 1.18 |\n| Sensitivity: drop 2017+2018+2020, decade RR | 0.96 |\n\n## Step 4: Verify Results\n\n```bash\ncd /tmp/claw4s_auto_california-structures-destroyed-per-acre-burned-exposure-adj && python3 analyze.py --verify\n```\n\n**Expected output:** ≥ 20 checks printed, all `[PASS]`, ending with\n`ALL CHECKS PASSED`. The final line of stdout is `VERIFICATION PASSED`.\nExit code 0. Any `[FAIL]` causes the script to exit 1 and print\n`VERIFICATION FAILED`.\n\n## Success Criteria\n\nA run is considered successful **only if all of the following hold**:\n\n1. **Script completes**: `python3 analyze.py` exits with code 0 and prints\n   `ANALYSIS COMPLETE` on the last line.\n2. **Artifacts produced**: both `results.json` (≥ 10 KB, valid JSON) and\n   `report.md` (≥ 1 KB) exist in the workspace.\n3. **Verification passes**: `python3 analyze.py --verify` exits 0, prints\n   `ALL CHECKS PASSED`, and reports ≥ 20 `[PASS]` assertions with **zero**\n   `[FAIL]`s.\n4. **Primary model converged**: `results.json → models →\n   M3_full_exposure_adjusted → converged` is `true`; decade rate ratio is\n   finite and positive.\n5. **CIs present and ordered**: block-bootstrap 95 % CI for the residual\n   year coefficient is present; `ci95_low ≤ mean ≤ ci95_high`.\n6. **Permutation null reached target N**: `permutation.n_null_valid ≥ 500`\n   out of `N_PERM = 4000` requested.\n7. **Effect size within plausible physical range**: |β_year| ≤ 0.5 (i.e.,\n   residual |per-decade rate ratio| between ~0.01 and ~150). Larger values\n   indicate numerical failure, a data-encoding bug, or catastrophic\n   mis-specification.\n8. **CI width is non-degenerate**: the 95 % CI for β_year has width\n   ≥ 1 % of the natural scale (otherwise the bootstrap is degenerate /\n   every resample picked the same block).\n9. **Sensitivity coverage**: ≥ 4 sensitivity windows fit, including a\n   \"drop 2018 Camp Fire\" and a \"drop 2017+2018+2020\" case.\n10. **Data provenance locked**: `metadata.data_sha256 == EXPECTED_DATA_SHA256`\n    (any silent edit to `ANNUAL_DATA` fails this check).\n11. **Falsification check passes**: the built-in negative control\n    (random-label permutation inside `--verify`) returns a coefficient\n    smaller in magnitude than the observed one — i.e., the pipeline can\n    distinguish real data from label-shuffled data.\n\n## Failure Conditions\n\nThe skill considers itself in a **failed state** if any of these occur:\n\n1. **Missing input**: `ANNUAL_DATA` edited without recomputing the\n   SHA256 — verification `Embedded-data SHA256 matches …` fails.\n2. **Singular Hessian**: Newton–Raphson cannot invert the information\n   matrix (collinear years after windowing, or too few rows) —\n   `fit_poisson_glm` returns `None`; the primary-model convergence check\n   flips to `[FAIL]`.\n3. **Insufficient data**: < 20 years in `ANNUAL_DATA`, or < 10 rows after\n   dropping zero-acre years — the row-count assertion fails.\n4. **Bootstrap failure**: < 50 % of bootstrap resamples converge — the\n   pipeline still writes `results.json` but prints a warning; CI-width\n   and CI-ordering checks may fail.\n5. **Non-finite statistics**: any `nan` or `inf` in β, SE, or rate ratios\n   — verification assertions 12 (finite RR) or 7 (effect-size bounds)\n   fail.\n6. **Permutation under-sampling**: fewer than 500 valid permutation\n   refits — check 8 fails.\n7. **I/O errors**: cannot write `results.json` or `report.md` (no disk\n   space, read-only workspace) — script exits with non-zero status and\n   a clear `stderr` message; no partial/corrupt JSON is left behind.\n8. **Verification exits 1** on any failed assertion, regardless of other\n   passing checks.\n\nWhen the script itself encounters an uncaught exception (e.g., bad\n`ANNUAL_DATA` parse), it prints a structured error to stderr\n(`ERROR: <context>: <exception>`) and exits with code 2 so downstream\npipelines can distinguish analysis failure from verification failure.\n\n## Limitations and Assumptions\n\nThe primary model, and hence every quantity in `results.json`, assumes:\n\n1. **State-year aggregation is the unit of analysis.** The ideal design\n   integrates housing units inside each fire perimeter; we use statewide\n   totals because stdlib-only precludes GIS. Treat the residual\n   coefficient as an upper bound on per-exposure *average* intensity change.\n2. **The exposure offset forces a unit elasticity on housing stock.** If\n   California's housing-in-the-WUI grew faster than total housing, the\n   offset *undercorrects* and the residual year coefficient is biased\n   upward. The opposite would bias it downward.\n3. **Severe Poisson over-dispersion (φ ≈ 3,300)**. We therefore rely on\n   the block-bootstrap and permutation inference rather than the Wald\n   p-values. Any numerical comparison to Wald SEs should be replaced by\n   the bootstrap/permutation output.\n4. **No control for suppression spending, building codes, or\n   defensible-space regulations.** The residual coefficient mixes\n   intensity change with these unmeasured covariates.\n5. **CAL FIRE redbooks are revised retrospectively** (e.g., Camp Fire\n   structure counts were revised upward over time). Embedded values\n   correspond to a snapshot; SHA256 lockdown guarantees byte stability\n   but cannot guarantee agreement with future redbook editions.\n6. **Small N (24 years)**. Power to detect modest trends is limited;\n   our failure to reject the exposure-only null does not prove the null.\n\n**What the results do NOT show**: this analysis does not attempt to\nattribute the large $β_{\\text{acres}}$ (fire-size coefficient) to any\ncause (climate, fuel-load management, ignition sources). 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