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World Service,1 min

Why is California on fire?

Science In Action

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Record high temperatures in California during spring and summer is causing longer fire seasons every year. Roland Pease talks to Dr Christina Restaino from University of California, Davis, about the impact of human expansion into fire-prone areas. (Image: The King Fire in Pollock Pines, Credit: BradScottPhotos.)

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