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Trump dismisses climate change. But he can’t deny that wildfires are going to get worse

Hotter, drier conditions are pushing burned area up 50% above normal across the US, officials said, as Trump seeks a new firefighting agency.

Destructive wildfires are part of life in much of the US now, as Americans adapt to the warming planet and its more intense weather starts to feel common. This summer, Spokane, Washington, most notably saw neighborhoods decimated and tens of thousands face evacuation. But wildfires affected much of the Western US, leveling homes in Utah and Colorado, among other states, to say nothing of the frightening pictures out of Europe and the smoke that …

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