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2023-08-05 07:46:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EBF4EC6C85E97B6C69DC23A3BD26713507545AE838E64835F9985ED624A5097D
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Original Note:
Experts attribute the decrease of wildfires since the 80s to improved fire prevention: https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/canada-wildfire-data-change-1.6854186 It is conspiracy theory and conjecture that the fires across Canada today were mostly arson: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/06/08/danielle-smith-is-concerned-about-arsonists-causing-wildfires-experts-are-more-worried-about-misinformation.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-wildfires-spark-ecoterrorist-conspiracy-010702753.html https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/08/air-quality-canada-wildfire-smog-fire/ What started the fires is irrelevant. Global warming makes forests more prone to fire: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/07/see-wildfire-smoke-map-of-us-canada/70293572007/ https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-wildfires#:~:text=Multiple%20studies%20have%20found%20that%20climate%20change%20has%20already%20led%20to%20an%20increase%20in%20wildfire%20season%20length,%20wildfire%20frequency%2C%20and%20burned%20area
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