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On the recordAugust 19, 2019
And I think with five years of drought, 100 years of fire suppression, we have conditions out of landscape now that is helping to contribute to these catastrophic wildfires we are experiencing here today.
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Katie Hill
California

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Katie Hill discusses the impact of drought and fire suppression on wildfires in California.

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