Canadian forests becoming more prone to severe wildfires: Study

The treacherous combination of rising temperatures and dried-up fuels has made Canadian forest much more prone to severe wildfires in recent decades, a new study has found.

Driving these dangerous circumstances are the impacts of climate change, which is wreaking havoc in Canada's northern woodlands — among the most forested and fire-prone regions in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the study, published Thursday in Science.

"Canada is facing longer fire seasons with more-extreme...