On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
The fire season is now one month longer on both ends, and... you are going to have more severe fires.
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Norman D. Dicks
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congress.govNorman D. Dicks: “The fire season is now one month longer on both ends, and... you are going to have more severe fires.”
Editor's note · Context
Dicks links climate change to an increase in the severity and duration of fire seasons.
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