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Here are 3 main causes of wildfires, and 3 ways to prevent them

A Cal Fire firefighter works to save the Louis Stralla Water Treatment Plant during the Glass Fire in St. Helena, California, U.S. September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam - RC2D7J9X5T8K

Wildfires in Australia, Brazil and the US have reached new levels of destruction. Image: REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Briony Harris
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