Why did the forest fires become more acute this ye

单项选择题

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
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Why did the forest fires become more acute this year

A．It was because of the lack of sufficient resources.
B．It was because of the worst drought and the heat wave.
C．. It was because of the long time strong winds.
D．It was because of the neglect of duty of the officials.