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2023-08-25 14:45:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A9152FF50805E4CA4DD021B9C3990093949FB6A3AFE7890B4A57BC127412A73E
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The ignition sources of individual fires do not disprove climate change or its effect on fire severity. Scientists find that climate change has made the 2023 fire season so far ~50% more intense, and made seasons of this severity 7 times more likely to occur. Learn more: https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/105981 https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-more-than-doubled-the-likelihood-of-extreme-fire-weather-conditions-in-eastern-canada/ https://www.dw.com/en/canadian-wildfires-fueled-by-climate-change-study-shows/a-66601298
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