Megafires in the West

Every year there seem to be more wildfires than the year before. That isn’t your imagination—Ben Abbott explains the increasing rates of wildfires around the world. We also talk megafires, a new breed of wildfire that we don’t yet totally understand. We're managing forests better, but we now have to deal with the side effects of climate change. Guest: Ben Abbott, Professor of Plant and Wildlife Sciences at Brigham Young University