How can we stop wildfires?
The Inquiry
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The Impact of Climate Change on Wildfires
There's no question that climate change is impacting wildfires it makes them worse. Population growth means there are more people to start accidental fires but we also know it's led to an increase in carbon footprint. In the last 20 years we've had like a five-fold increase in area burned due to power lines. This is particularly a problem in areas where we have extremely high winds and those winds have knocked down power lines repeatedly.
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