Climate change is burning down California. It's time we stopped adding fuel to the fire | Opinion

When it comes to climate change and wildfire, there is a solid connection.

Once a fire ignites, the conditions fostered by climate change increase the size, frequency, and intensity of wildfires, and lengthen the fire season. A slew of studies have identified thesein recent western wildfire trends.

Climate change has led to an average temperature increase of 2°F in the western U.S., and this is making fires worse by heating up and drying out the landscape. When the ground is parched and plants are dry, it's far easier for fire to spread further, and faster.

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