#Anthropocene B.C.'s back-to-back record wildfire seasons have experts rethinking 2050 climate strategies | CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/the-future-is-looking-grim-after-2-years-of-devastating-b-c-wildfires-1.4801181 …
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"There's a lack of controlled and traditional First Nations burning in recent decades, which has left much of the province dense with potential wildfire fuels. There's the fact that we've aggressively fought most fires, rather than letting them run their natural course."
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But a change in weather patterns has pushed things over the edge, according to Mike Flannigan, a professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta.
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"Colleagues and I have been saying for years that the increase we've already seen in the area burned across Canada — a doubling since the early 70s — is due to human-caused climate change," he said.
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