Publication: N.Y. Times

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climatologist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: Swain argues that California’s fire season may have already begun.

UCLA News: While California’s coastal areas might not see extreme temperatures this summer, thinks Swain, inland regions, including the Central Valley foothills and Sierra Nevada, could experience record or near-record heat.

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