New report: Climate change shares blame in Utah fires
Salt Lake Tribune: You could blame some of Utah’s wildfires on bad judgment — starting a hot engine on dry grass or target shooting on parched hillsides.
You could point to bad luck, namely lightning and wind.
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But there is another culprit in all the blazes: climate change.
That’s the assessment in a white paper last week from climate scientists.
“Climate change is clearly playing a role,” said Kevin…
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