'I don't think science knows, actually.' Donald Trump is sticking to his guns, downplaying the impact of climate change on the deadly wildfires sweeping America's west coast. Full story: 9News | Nightly at 6.00pm
"When trees fall down after a short period of time, they become very dry — really like a matchstick," he said.
Donald Trump said Austria's lack of devastating forest fires was evidence that climate change was not responsible for California's blazes. "We submit the science is in and observed evidence is self-evident: that climate change is real and that is exacerbating this."
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