[MCN] 3 recent takes on whether wildfire risk to forests is real

[Lance Olsen]

Scientific American  - ?Jan 8, 2016?
Global Warming Helped Exacerbate Biggest Year Ever for US Wildfires
Scientific American
"We do see a climate change signal in the fire seasons we're having," 
said Jennifer Jones, a public affairs specialist with the Forest 
Service's office of fire and aviation management.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/global-warming-helped-exacerbate-biggest-year-ever-for-u-s-wildfires/

Twin Falls Times-News  - ?Dec 31, 2015?
Forests Face More Fire, Insects, Disease as Climate Warms
Twin Falls Times-News
Root rot, which has taken advantage of the increasing dominance of 
species like grand fir and Douglas fir, is also likely to thrive as 
the climate warms. Low-elevation Ponderosa pine forests could give 
way to grasslands, and high-elevation species like ...
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/forests-face-more-fire-insects-disease-as-climate-warms/article_6bb65ba5-732d-5c94-9330-f35d21c08a1b.html

Toronto Stare - ?39 minutes ago?
Parks Canada firefighting funds almost gone after 2015's 122 wildfires
Toronto Star
Wildfires scorched a record amount of Canada's national parks last 
year - the latest in a number of long, hot summers that have almost 
entirely depleted Parks Canada's firefighting reserve. "We had a very 
busy fire year," said director of fire management Jeff Weir. "We had 
more wildfires than normal and those fires burned larger areas than 
normal."
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/01/10/parks-canada-firefighting-funds-almost-gone-after-2015s-122-wildfires.html


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