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Why California Fires Are Getting Bigger | Jim Steele | Ian Faloona

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8/14/2024Updated: 8/14/2024

“What makes these fires bigger has a lot to do with how we’ve mismanaged the landscapes for the last 100 years. ... We allow shrub lands and grasses to build up ... [adding] more fuel to the fire, and you have more urban development. ... [With] more cement you’re raising temperatures,” says professor Jim Steele, director emeritus of San Francisco State University’s Sierra Nevada Field Campus.

Siyamak Khorrami

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Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.

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