California Local, 7/18/2023 – California had one of its wettest winters on record in 2022 and early 2023, and the ongoing dampness, at least as of early July, was sparing the state from another devastating season of wildfires. The unusual number and fast pace of winter storms, scientists said, was directly connected to climate change. Two new studies by scientists at several California research institutions, as well as universities in other states and abroad, confirm that human-caused climate change is indeed the driver behind the increasing severity of wildfires in the state—and has actually made wildfires five times bigger over the past five decades.
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