California Burning

As California’s wildfires die down, some argue development in parched areas of the US should be sharply curtailed. And climate experts say global warming helped exacerbate the destruction this year.

Hundreds of thousands of Californians have been evacuated from their homes, as hundreds of acres have gone up in smoke. Living on Earth’s Steve Curwood talks with University of Ottawa Professor Robert Mcleman about how development is fueling this disaster. Dr. Kevin Trenberth of the National Center for Atmospheric Research says climate change is exacerbating weather patterns that lead to dangerously dry conditions.