Climate change and human meddling in the landscape have combined to make wildfires bigger and more intense. The number of fires in Canada is only slightly above the average for this time of year, but “the size of the fires and the intensity of fires has significantly increased,” says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. Read more
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