LA Times Op Ed: Global Warming and More Fire in the American West

A firefighter battles the Creek Fire in Madera County, Calif., which has burned more than 175,000 acres. (Noah Berger / Associated Press)

Human caused global warming has changed western US climate creating hotter, drier, longer fire seasons that will lead to more megafires. Dr. Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) and Founder Natasha Stavros (@DrFireScience) get real about the mental strain of sounding the alarm as few listen and the urgency to step up and take action.

Washington Post: The Dangerous Era of Megafire

Megafires have significant negative impacts socially, economically, ,and ecologically. Not all fires are megafires.

In this 6-min short by the Washington Post, interviewing Founder Natasha Stavros, learn how the west became ripe for destructive blazes from megafires – fires known for their destructive impacts on people and ecosystems.