The winter wildfire that ripped through grasslands near Boulder, Colorado, and engulfed suburban neighborhoods with ferocious speed last week was unexpected and frightening. ABOUT THIS EDITORIAL This editorial was written by the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times and represents the editorial position of that organization. Yet climate change is making once-unthinkable disasters like these increasingly common. The direct cause of the Dec. 30 fire remains under investigation, but there is no question it has the fingerprints of climate change. All 20 of Colorado’s largest wildfires have occurred in the last 20 years, an increase scientists have linked to climate change.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 08, 2022 09:21 UTC