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This is the archived Intermediate rebuttal to the climate myth "Wildfires are not caused by global warming". Click here to view the latest rebuttal.

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Global warming worsens wildfires by drying vegetation and soil, creating more fuel for fires to spread further and faster.  In some areas like southeastern Australia and California, altered atmospheric patterns may also be creating stronger a

The clearest connection between global warming and worsening wildfires is by increasing evapotranspiration and the vapor-pressure deficit.  In simple terms. vegetation and soil dry out, creating more fuel for fires to expand further and faster.

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