I'm Ayesha Roscoe and this is the Sunday story.
This summer it's been hot, and I'm talking about really hot in DC.
We've had so many days where the temperatures have been over 100 degrees and that is not normal for DC.
And not only was I living through that, but for about a month this summer, I did not have ac.
At times I had to tell my children to just stop moving because it was too hot to move.
It was too hot to talk.
But this year, many places hit record high temperatures.
Palm springs reached 124 degrees.
Now that's hot.
Las Vegas, 120 degrees.
And along with the heat, there have been fires.
The west has been engulfed by wildfire.
Over the last few years, these wildfires have been burning hotter and bigger than ever before, a result of decades of fire suppression and climate change.
Todays episode explores what happens when climate fueled fires like these encroach on areas we humans have protected as wilderness.
What if these wilderness areas need help because of what weve caused?
Should we step in or step aside?
Marissa Ortega Welch, a reporter with Kalw Public Media, has been grappling with these questions in her new podcast, how Wild.
She joins me now.
Welcome to the podcast.
Thanks for having me.