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Don't blame California wildfires on a 'perfect storm' of weather events

  • Written by Gregory L Simon, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Denver
imageIn explaining the causes of wildfires, the media and policymakers typically point to environmental factors, but that's not the whole story.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Late evening on Oct. 8, a series of fires ignited in Northern California’s famous Wine Country region. The fires would produce the most damaging wildfire event in...

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