New evidence links climate change to California’s worsening wildfire seasons

Wildfires are becoming more frequent, widespread, and severe in the state of California and other regions across the globe.  California has a long history of fires, but as the fires grow in size and severity every year, many continue to question if climate change is to blame.  A new study conducted by researchers from the Earth Institute at Columbia University offers new evidence of how human-driven climate change is worsening California’s wildfire seasons.  The study, published in the journal Earth’s Future, considers many different factors that increase the …