Scientists Expect Extended Fire Season as Climate Warms
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Wildfires raging across the U.S. West cast a smoky haze visible in Chicago.
More than 80 active fires are burning across 12 states, with California, Washington and Oregon hit especially hard. Will an extended fire season become the new normal? Rao Kotamarthi of the Atmospheric Science and Climate Research group at Argonne National Laboratory weighs in.
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Scientists Expect Extended Fire Season as Climate Warms
Clip: 7/26/2021 | 6m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
More than 80 active fires are burning across 12 states, with California, Washington and Oregon hit especially hard. Will an extended fire season become the new normal? Rao Kotamarthi of the Atmospheric Science and Climate Research group at Argonne National Laboratory weighs in.
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