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2023-06-08 04:44:24 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The author asserts that the climate crisis has intensified these wildfires. This is an unverified claim presented as fact. Forbes notes that mainstream news cannot be trusted to tell the truth about climate change and fires. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2020/08/24/stop-blaming-climate-change-for-californias-fires-many-forests-including-the-redwoods-need-them/amp/

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• The author asserts that the climate crisis has intensified these wildfires. This is an unverified claim presented as fact. Forbes notes that mainstream news cannot be trusted to tell the truth about climate change and fires. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2020/08/24/stop-blaming-climate-change-for-californias-fires-many-forests-including-the-redwoods-need-them/amp/