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Climate change nearly tripled Boundary Waters wildfire size, study finds
Original: Climate change nearly tripled size of Boundary Waters wildfires, study suggests
A new study suggests climate change nearly tripled the size of recent wildfires in the Boundary Waters region of Minnesota, a protected wilderness area popular with canoeists and campers. Researchers attribute the larger burned area to hotter, drier conditions linked to a warming climate, prompting renewed concern about fire risk in the region.
Why now: A newly published study linking climate change to much larger wildfires in a well-known wilderness area is drawing attention amid ongoing fire seasons.
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- Climate change nearly tripled size of Boundary Waters wildfires, study suggests · Hanford Sentinel
- Climate change nearly tripled size of Boundary Waters wildfires, study suggests · Star Tribune
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