17:I[66739,["/_next/static/chunks/0.3dg.jzl0xwf.js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX","/_next/static/chunks/05hx6kuf6-oy4.js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX","/_next/static/chunks/0~heydqc5smtk.js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX","/_next/static/chunks/0juapqyy99ga..js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX","/_next/static/chunks/0mb4-6jpfhd0o.js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX","/_next/static/chunks/06dn~uer6.43l.js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX"],"default"] 19:I[38632,["/_next/static/chunks/0qqtp3r0h7kah.js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX","/_next/static/chunks/0iukvycbd42rl.js?dpl=dpl_HxkEdW1svcQjgbrN1tU7t1UmY5CX"],"IconMark"] 18:T4d9,With parts of the U.S, Canada, Spain and France all ablaze with wildfires, you might be wondering: Are wildfires on the rise? If so, know that you mind-melded with the entire Short Wave staff. We had the exact same thought – and then went down some reporting rabbit holes and turned it into a whole episode. And let us just say: The answer is surprisingly complicated! But don’t you worry. We get into all the nuances this episode.

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Are extreme wildfires the new normal?

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Are extreme wildfires the new normal?