Mike Flannigan

professor of wildland fire at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia

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Hundreds of wildfires are raging across Canada. Will California face a similar fate — after a very wet winter that left lots of wildfire fuel?

What Canada’s fires might mean for California

Hundreds of wildfires are raging across Canada. Will California face a similar fate — after a very wet winter that left lots of wildfire fuel?

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