Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates in a clear sign of climate change
- Written by Mojtaba Sadegh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
The Western U.S. appears headed for another dangerous fire season, and a new study shows that even high mountain areas once considered too wet to burn are at increasing risk as the climate warms.
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. West is in severe to exceptional drought right now, including large parts of the Rocky Mountains, Cascades and Sierra...
