The growing intensity of Western fires is the result of many factors, with a drying, heating climate high on the list. Originally posted here –  Dot Earth Blog: The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change ; ;Related ArticlesThe Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate ChangeDot Earth Blog: Papers Find Mixed Impacts on Ocean Species from Rising CO2Gus, New York’s Most Famous Polar Bear, Dies at 27 ;

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Dot Earth Blog: The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change