New research warns that declining snowpack and earlier snowmelt “prime forested watersheds to dry, burn, and experience high severity fire.”

April 01, 2026 - 23:18 UTC

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Human-caused climate change is a major driver behind the growth of western wildfires, which are burning larger areas with greater intensity, speed, and at higher elevations.
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Who's fault is it?
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Faced with these growing risks, we must sharply curtail global warming emissions from the burning of fossil fuels that are driving climate change.
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