Climate Change-Fueled Blaze Destroys 1,000 Homes in Colorado in Rare Winter Wildfire
A devastating climate change-fueled wildfire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes outside of Boulder and Denver, Colorado, with little notice last Thursday. The fire was fanned by winds that gusted up to 110 miles per hour, and came after a year of drought across the western U.S. and amid an unusually warm December. We speak with Jennifer Balch, director of the Earth Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who says the climate crisis is extending the scale and scope of wildfire season in the state. “We’ve known that there’s a link between climate change and wildfires for over a decade, and it takes just a little bit of warming to lead to a lot more burning,” says Balch. #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://bit.ly/2iMUW3w Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: https://bit.ly/2vxfmnj FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: YouTube: http://youtube.com/democracynow Facebook: https://bit.ly/1JFyMme Twitter: https://twitter.com/democracynow Instagram: https://bit.ly/1dhTTNI SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/1z8zE34 iTunes: https://apple.co/1z8zE35 Daily Email Digest: https://bit.ly/2veXNWE
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