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"publishedAt": "2026-05-15T13:29:09.000Z",
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"textContent": "New research suggests that wildfire potential can be modeled more accurately based on soil moisture than on vapor pressure deficit. Here, the 2003 West Kern Fire burns in California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. Credit: U.S. National Park Service, Public Domain",
"title": "How Much Will Western Wildfires Worsen Under Warming?"
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