As the summer heats up and the wildlands dry out wildfires are exploding across the west. Currently five of the 45 wildfires burning in the west are in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ and, in many cases, the fires are human caused.ÌýIt’s a trend that has been heating up over the last few decades, according to Jennifer Balch, an assistant professor in geography at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.
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