NBC: The wildfires raging across California are the latest example of a grim reality: Wildfires are getting more dangerous, and theyre costing us more, too.
U.S. taxpayers are paying about $3 billion a year to fight wildfires triple what it cost in the 1990s and big fires can lead to billions of dollars in property losses.
The bad news: Its going to get worse.
Researchers say a potent combination of climate change and homebuilding near wildfire-prone areas is already translating into bigger,...