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John Muir memorial chair of geography, director of the White Mountain Research Center and a UCLA distinguished professor. He has studied climate change and the causes and impacts of wildfires. MacDonald and his family evacuated their Southern California home on Friday to escape the Woolsey Fire.

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Climate Scientist Who Fled CA Wildfire: We’re Going to Keep Paying Price If We Ignore Climate Change

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