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Why are wildfires getting worse?

NASA's Operational Land Imager satellite image shows the Camp Fire burning at around 10:45 a.m. local time near Paradise, California, U.S., on November 8, 2018. Picture taken on November 8, 2018. Courtesy NASA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1BB8BD0470

2018 has been the worst wildfire year on record for California. Image: REUTERS

John McKenna
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