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Calls for independent research into deadly CFB Wainwright wildfire

Original: It could be important to have peer-reviewed independent research done to see whether the wildfire that overran CFB Wainw

Four people died and many others were injured when a wildfire overran the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. Observers are urging peer-reviewed, independent research to determine whether climate change played a role, particularly in the unusual wind strength and its abrupt change of direction during the fire.

Why now: The deadly fire has raised questions about whether climate change contributed to its unusual intensity and behaviour.

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• It could be important to have peer-reviewed independent research done to see whether the wildfire that overran CFB Wainwright, killing 4 and injuring so many, was made worse by climate change. Was the strength of the wind, or the way it changed direction so quickly, unusual?… · chris@socialbc.ca · 3

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