Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Mendocino Complex Fire in California is the largest in the state's history. It broke a record set just eight months ago, and there's no end in sight. Fire officials say they expect it to burn until next month. NPR's Nate Rott joins us from NPR West in California to talk about this trend of larger, more frequent fires and what can be done about them. Hi, Nate. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: Hi, Ari. SHAPIRO: Why are we seeing these records for largest, most intense wildfire just broken year after year? ROTT: You know, I hate to say the usual suspects because it sounds kind of flip, but it's issues that we've talked about and scientists have known about for years. Climate change is a factor. We've seen a hundred-plus degree temperatures in Northern California this summer. There was the California drought that preceded that. There are more people on the landscape than ever before, and the vast majority of wildfires in this country are
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