The debate over Canada’s wildfires is missing a major factor

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The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky Thursday in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets parts of the United States as scientists point to a combination of climate conditions, drought and extreme weather as major factors driving increasingly intense fire seasons. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

As smoke from massive Canadian wildfires continues to spread into parts of the United States, some critics have pointed to forest management practices as a major reason for the worsening air quality, CNN reported. However, wildfire experts say the issue is far more complicated, with climate conditions, drought, extreme heat and changing weather patterns playing major roles in how fires start and spread.

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