Climate change is exacerbating forest fires and vice versa, experts say
Climate scientists have long warned that increased frequency and intensity of wildfires would be one of the consequences of climate change.
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Climate scientists have long warned that increased frequency and intensity of wildfires would be one of the consequences of climate change.
The fire department in Slave Lake, Alta., had a long-standing plan for tackling wildfire encroaching on the community, but in May 2011, flames from a nearby forest blew over suppression efforts and destroyed several hundred homes and other buildings.
Research suggests that interface fires, which occur where forests and flames meet human development, are on the rise
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