Saturday, July 06, 2013

Climate Change Is Making Fires Like Arizona's the New Norm Across the Drought Stricken West

There's a dangerous but basic equation behind the killer Yarnell Hill, Arizona wildfire and other blazes raging across the West this summer: More heat, more drought, more fuel and more people in the way are adding up to increasingly ferocious fires.

Scientists say a hotter planet will only increase the risk.


Climate Change Is Making Fires Like Arizona's the New Norm Across the Drought Stricken West
A wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz., killed 19 firefighters on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski)

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