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To come. this is just the beginning of an intense wildfire season that could burn thousands of acres across north america and cause serious health risk for millions. here with me is nasa wildfire expert liz hoye. thanks for being with me. this is remarkable. wildfires in canada have already burned 15 times the normal acreage burned by this time of the year. why is this happening. >> yeah, that's a great question, and thanks so much for having me. you know, what we're really seeing is we're getting these hotter dryer spells of weather as you see in canada. with that hotter and drier air tempe...

See between the destruction caused by these wildfires and the kind of destruction that we are also witnessing from these flash floods, hurricane winds, et cetera? >> yes, i mean, the term record-breaking has become a near-weekly occurrence. obviously, the wildfires out west devastating now year on year on year. and this is also conclusively linked to warming caused by fossil fuels in the new united nations' report on climate. this is soil heating up, drying out, vegetation drying out, and creating a kind of fuel for the rapid, large fires we're seeing out west. >> wow, it is fascinating. kim c...

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