Dry Seasons -- Not Brush -- Spur Wildfires

I'm not surprised.

A new study finds that heat waves are the most significant driving force in western wildfires. Since 1980, when fire activity increased sharply, the weather has mattered far more than the amount of built-up brush and other factors that are often blamed for destructive fires.

I've become convinced that the wild trees I love so much will be largely wiped out within my lifetime.  I haven't been convinced by any one story similar to the above...I've been convinced by the endless parade of similar stories.  It seems that climate change is real, and that the process will cause a multitude of predictable and unpredictable changes.

Link: NPR : Study: Dry Seasons -- Not Brush -- Spur Wildfires.