Woodland forest fires are burning with such power and size, no one can remember anything like it. The problem with fires of this intensity is that the forests can't recover 鈥� they are completely destroyed.

Wildfires continue to rage across parts of Northern California and Washington, producing images that look familiar to many in Colorado.Following the鈥�

Huge wildfires are burning in the West 鈥� setting new records for damage this summer. These megafires are burning bigger and hotter than ever before. Scientists say climate change and a century-long policy of fire prevention 鈥� which inadvertently turned forests into giant tinderboxes 鈥� are to blame.

Just how do trees die? It seems like a simple question, but the answer still eludes scientists. And understanding forest ecology is increasingly important as the effects of climate change begin to take root.