Is Global Warming Fueling Western Wildfires?
Since 1970, the Number of Major Blazes Has Soared
06/21/2006
BILL BLAKEMORE,
ABC News
June 21, 2006 — This year, wildfires have already burned more than 3 million acres — more than three times the average at this time of year.
Many scientists say that these fires fit exactly into the pattern predicted for global warming and that it's likely to get, on average, even drier and hotter.
Over the last month, ABC News has traveled through the San Bernardino Mountains, Western Sierras, and Rockies to find out what scientists and firefighters make of the new flames they must now face.
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