There’s reason to believe the fatal heat and gigantic burns are linked to climate change. ⤵️
There’s reason to believe the fatal heat and gigantic burns are linked to climate change. Last year was a record fire year following record drought conditions, according tothat links both the hot, dry conditions and the fires that thrive in them to the ongoing climate catastrophe.
“Climate affects how long, how hot, and how dry fire seasons are,” Natasha Stavros, a NASA engineer who studies wildfires,Some lawmakers see the connections, as well.
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