And it's really the last five to ten years have seen a remarkable and alarming increase in both the frequency and severity of wildfires in the state. Anyone who's studying this, even cursorly, will tell you that Our forests, our brush, are drier than they've ever been because of climate change. And as a result, it's like Tinder. For those of you who've gone camping, when you have a bunch of tinder or kindling, it'll go up pretty quickly. (10:52–10:59)
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Asserts that climate change has made forests and brush drier than ever.
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