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2023-06-27 14:24:12 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 247C8DDED80256A486DD44E0E41FCA28E7DCE232275EEC6CF4A8A8FF3E1B5908
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Original Note:
None of the central or eastern based fires have been found to have been started by "arsonists". Lightning and careless human habits cause forest fires. And yes, the hotter, drier weather this spring increased both the amount of lightning and the material to burn https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-did-the-wildfires-in-canada-start-cause-nova-scotia-quebec/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01902-4#:~:text=Lightning%20is%20usually%20responsible%20for,the%20area%20burnt%20each%20year.
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