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Protecting communities from wildfires in the Pyrocene Era – UPDATED

As temperatures rise globally and wildfires strike every continent other than Antarctica, some have begun to describe our time period the Pyrocene Era. The thick smoke emanating from fires in Canada across North America this past spring and summer is … Continue reading

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