Climate change just reshaped America’s wildfire strategy

Grist
By John UptonApr 10, 2014, 10:52 am20 pts
Like a tree in a greenhouse, America’s forest fire problem is growing ominously. Rising temperatures and declining rain and snowfall are parching fire-prone areas and juicing conflagrations. On Thursday, following years of meetings and scientific reviews, the Obama administration published a 101-page…

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