The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be more common in the coming years as climate change warms the planet - sucking the moisture out of plants.
Scientists predicted climate change would fuel the kind of devastating wildfires that California has seen this year. Except it wasn't expected to happen for decades.
The West Coast of the United States is still deep in the throes of an epic wildfire season, with California officials warning that the record area of 3.1 million acres burned in the state so far this year is likely to keep growing.
One of the most important things we should do in preparing for an emergency is to have a checklist of things to take and a safe escape route. This advice is not new - after all, severe weather and evacuation warnings are part of life today.
