This story was originally published in bioGraphic and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Like a chicken nugget in an air fryer, our planet is getting hotter and drier all the time. This, coupled with centuries of fire suppression and ecosystem mismanagement, has created a world that’s prone to bursting into flames. Large wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe. Preventing them from getting even worse will require cutting carbon emissions and righting centuries of flawed land management. But as a slew of recent studies show, animals…
