There were five large fires in the US yesterday and more are expected over the next few days. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, there are 54 wildfires currently burning in the country.
The largest fire in the state so far this year has prompted authorities to urge residents in the north of the state to leave. The center is worried that the heat wave and lightning strikes could cause more fires.
The US West knew this was coming due to years of dry, hot conditions caused by climate change, and fires in California have become a depressing inevitability. Last year, the West Coast's wildfires wiped out more than half of the region's emissions reductions in July alone, demonstrating the threat such deadly fires pose to future climate change progress.
The best way to prevent wildfires is through a combination of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and improving forest management systems, according to researchers. This includes deliberate, controlled burns of the widespread, dry vegetation that becomes a fire hazard once temperatures start to rise.
The House of Representatives passed new legislation last week that will help the West cope with both fires and dry weather. The Senate has passed the bill, which Sen. Dianne Feinstein has pushed for.
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