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Great walls of fire: America’s west coast burns

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This chapter examines the severe wildfires affecting the West Coast of the United States, emphasizing the role of climate change in exacerbating these events. It discusses the environmental conditions that contribute to the fires and critiques the effectiveness of current fire prevention strategies linked to human factors.

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