[jyl]

Western forests have been quite affected by climate change. Heat and drought and less subfreezing periods have stressed trees and made them more vulnerable to disease, you see a lot more dead (brown) trees in the forests. I just lost a 100’ tree on my own property and am watering the others now. I think this sort of intense fire season is going to be The New Normal.

A friend was telling me about one proposal to cut very wide firebreaks to essentially separate areas of the mountains and contain fires.