Giving Compass' Take:

• In this Climate One podcast, experts discuss the alarming increase in wildfire sizes recently, its link to climate change and ways to prevent them in the future.

• Addressing climate change may be a slow process, so it's worth hearing what immediate solutions might work to protect the areas most vulnerable to wildfires.

• Here's why cities must deal with the new normal of year-round wildfires.

Wildfires have always been part of the landscape in the western states. But the size and intensity of fires over the last several years is something new.

They are being called “megafires;” wildfires covering over 100,000 acres each. The higher temperatures and lower humidity, brought on by climate change, are whipping up these hotter and bigger wildfires. And people’s lives are being upended by the flames.

We explore the damage megafires are unleashing on life, property and natural ecosystems — and forest management solutions.

Listen to the podcast about addressing wildfires at Climate One.