Fact check: Western Canada, Mexico have experienced climate-change linked fires, too
In just a few weeks, California has experienced six of the state's 20 largest wildfires in modern history.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared the usual wildfire season "the reality of the ravages of climate change."
But some are hesitant to believe him — and have taken to Facebook to express their doubts.
A since-deleted screenshot of a tweet from actor James Woods displays a map of the wildfires throughout the Western U.S., with no fires marked in nearby Mexico or Canada.
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In reality, there are fires on both sides of the border. Throughout the summer, Mexico and Canada have experienced fires in their western regions, too — they just aren't marked on some maps that are only intended to show fires in the U.S.
Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and the director of the Texas Tech Climate Center, addressed the issue on Twitter.
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