Kate Yoder: The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters. … The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research Letters on Tuesday, is the first to quantify how corporate emissions have made wildfires worse. … The new study relies on a key risk factor called the “vapor pressure deficit, … Hotter temperatures cause moisture to be pulled out of vegetation, turning forests into tinderboxes just waiting for a spark. …Read here …