Why the wildfires still rage

New York Times: THE cooler temperatures of fall may have arrived on the East Coast, but in California and the Pacific Northwest, fire season burns on. There are six large fires raging out West, and this year's season is likely to burn 10 million acres of land, more than in any year since 1960, when federal records began to be kept. Explanations abound: global warming has provided consistently hotter weather, and warmer winters have meant less snow melt during the spring. Drought has plagued the country, and invasive...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/opinion/the-wildfires-still-burn.html