The Heat: Global Wildfires | Blazes rage on
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The western part of the United States is once again under siege from wildfires. Oregon and Washington state are battling dozens of fast-moving blazes that have triggered widespread evacuations. On the other side of the Atlantic, Europe is grappling with a record-breaking heat wave, as Greece and France continue to battle wildfires. #Heat #wildfires #Greece #Spain #France #Spokane #worldnow Host: Anand Naidoo Guests: Victor Resco de Dios is a professor of forest science and global change at Spain's University of Lleida. Theodore Giannaros is a senior researcher with the National Observatory of Athens. Michele Steinberg is the director of the Wildfire Division at the National Fire Prevention Association. 00:00 Wildfires rage across the US and Europe 01:41 Has climate change made megafires the new normal? 04:06 The economic and public health cost of wildfires 05:08 Why forest management is critical to fire prevention 06:58 How climate change is fueling more extreme wildfires 09:49
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