U.S. Fires Run Wild: Real-Life Climate Change Stories | Video

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 11:30 in Earth & Climate

According to the 2014 National Climate Assessment, higher average temperatures are drying out forests fuels, increasing the vulnerability of western forests to more wildfire. "Climate change is very real," Elk Creek, CO Fire Chief McLaughlin says.

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