The latest research on wildfires confirms what many have feared: fires are becoming more common and burning at least twice as much as they did twenty years ago.
Climate change is one of the major factors in the growing number of fires. Extreme heat waves, like we saw earlier this year, are already five times more likely today than they were a century ago, and they're expected to grow even more common as the planet continues to warm.
But what should we do about them, and more importantly, how do we live with them? Well, that’s what officials with Nevada’s Desert Research Institute are trying to determine.
Next week, the research facility will hold a first-of-its-kind summit in Las Vegas dedicated to fortifying communities against future wildfire devastation.
Guests: Kumud Acharya, president, Desert Research Institute; Bruce Yerman, director of operations, Camp Fire Collaborative
