John McCain: Illegal Immigrants Caused Arizona Wildfires
Huffington Post
June 19, 2011
John McCain (R-AZ) says undocumented immigrants are to blame for the massive wildfires that have ravaged Arizona.
"There is substantial evidence that some of these fires are caused by people who have crossed our border illegally," McCain, said at a press conference Saturday after touring the Wallow fire, which began on May 29 and has burned over 500,000 acres to date. [...]
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Monster wildfire in Arizona: A glimpse of what climate change could bring
By Pete Spotts, Christian Science Monitor
June 9, 2011
A wildfire in Arizona that has blackened an area half the size of Rhode Island, prompted the evacuation of some 2,000 people in its path, and is threatening long-distance power lines that serve New Mexico and Texas, is the latest poster child for what some scientists see as a long-term trend toward larger, longer-lived wildfires in the American West.
And as researchers explore the causes, climate change appears to be an important contributor.
Nor is Arizona, which is battling three major blazes, alone in watching significant acreage go up in smoke this year. [...]
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57332.html
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