Human-caused warming doubled how much of the West has burned since 1984, study finds



Scientists have long said that climate change has made wildfires worse in the West — but how much worse?

Twice as bad, according to a new study.

Human-caused warming in the West has doubled the area burned by wildfires over the last three decades, researchers reported Monday in the Proceedings…

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