Claim: "The article provides an excellent summary of how rising air temperatures are leading to drier conditions and more fire activity among forests in parts of the western United States. The article is strengthened by including multiple interviews with scientists who have produced seminal studies of fire-climate interactions in this region."
Fact-check: Global Warming and fire suppression practices boost wildfires in the US West, as correctly reported in The Atlantic - Science Feedback
Verdict: global warming and fire suppression practices boost wildfires in the us west, as correctly reported in the atlantic
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Scott Johnson
Date published: 2017-09-11T15:35:12