WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 080514

United States

(1) The White House sent out a press release indicating that "changes in our climate are fueling wildfire seasons that are longer and more intense" across the West
White House looking to tie wildfires to climate change

(2) A Scientific American article looks at the agency of lightning in starting the current crop of wildfires burning in California, Oregon, and Washington
Aggressive West Coast Wildfire Season Burns a Dozen Washington Homes

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