The accelerating disasters mean the United States needs to drastically rethink its approach to managing fire in the decades ahead, experts warn. This is all in an era when global warming is creating a hotter, drier environment, loading the dice for more extensive fires. Some cities and states have taken important steps, such as imposing tougher regulations on homes built in fire-prone areas. But these changes are still happening too slowly, experts say, and have been overtaken by the rapid increase in wildfires. But meantime there are steps that can lessen the wildfire damage even as countries work to cut emissions.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2020 13:16 UTC