Australians might feel a sense of deja vu watching America's wildfires this week.

The sun is obscured by smoke, lives and homes have been lost, and there's a rolling debate about the role of climate change.

The debate is a deeply partisan one, with less than two months until Americans choose their next President.

So what will the disaster mean for the politics of climate change in the US?

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Matto Mildenberger, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California in Santa Barbara