An increase in wildfires at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch
A) occurred mainly in Europe.
B) was associated with an increase in volcanic activity.
C) was associated with the first appearance of grass as a fuel.
D) was associated with the first appearance of man in the northern hemisphere.
E) was likely due to warmer and drier climate than present.

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The increase in wildfires at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch is believed to be due to a warmer and drier climate than present, which led to an increase in lightning strikes and the ignition of dry vegetation.

An Increase in Wildfires at the End of the Pleistocene