Haley Wernz, Reporter

October 7, 2020

Global warming and wildfires are a vicious cycle of burn > burnt > burn > burnt. This is because after burning once, the wildlife in the areas that have been affected by these wildfires are more susceptible to being burnt again later, according to a study done by Colorado State University. The areas do not have enough time to regenerate between fires, and therefore they cannot withstand. Interestingly enough, this was found to be true about moist areas AND dry areas that have been affected by wildfires in the past 21 years-- it’s all based around the warmth of the climate.