Dry conditions, lightning contributed to Alberta's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season: study

A fire burns above a forest, smoke fills the sky.

Wildfires in Alberta last summer burned more area than any previous fire season and a new study shows hot, dry conditions and an unusual amount of fires started by lightning were major contributing factors. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/dry-conditions-lightning-contributed-to-alberta-s-record-breaking-2023-wildfire-season-study-1.7299884?cmp=rss
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