The Rim Fire burned more than 250,000 acres of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013.Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture by Jayson O’Neill As wildfires have raged across Western states in recent weeks amidst another record-breaking wildfire season that is destroying lives and communities, new research released by [Read More...]

Editor’s Note: This series was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. by Christopher Dunagan Part 1 Climate change is expected to dry out the forests, increasing the number and size of wildfires that could threaten thousands of homes. The summer of 2015 brought hot, dry winds blowing into [Read More...]