Jun 23 · 2012
Connecting the Dots: How Climate Change Is Fueling Western Wildfires

Western wildfires are dominating headlines in June—but the media coverage focuses only on effects while ignoring a major cause. We hear about an increase in the number and intensity of wildfires. And separately, we hear about ongoing global warming, like how May was the second-hottest on record globally behind only May 2010. Why aren’t those dots being connected?

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