New research finds that global warming is intensifying wildfires | John Abraham

A new study finds a human fingerprint in growing California wildfire risks

A new paper was just published which provides a glimpse into the future of wildfires. The paper is titled "Extreme fire season in California: A glimpse into the future?" It was published as the second chapter of "Explaining Extreme Events of 2014" which is from by the American Meteorological Society and it is available here. The lead-in summary to the article is very much to the point. It states,

The fire season in northern California during 2014 was the second longest in terms of burned areas since 1996. An increase in fire risk in California is attributable to human-induced climate change.