U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell suggests that CO2 is extending fire season by two months in many parts of the country

Climate change ravaging Forest Service budget for wildfire mitigation, officials say | Real Vail | Vail Valley News, Guides, and Information

The warming climate is breeding more beetle-ravaged forest and prolonged fire seasons, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, as he fielded questions about the White House's proposed agency budget for fiscal year 2013.

"We've been doing research on the effects of a changing climate to the vegetation on our nation's forests for over two decades," he told the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources in Washington, D.C. "When it comes to fire, we're definitely seeing much longer fire seasons in many parts of the country, another 60 or 70 days longer than what we used to experience."

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VICTORIA'S health system faces a $170 million carbon tax slug in the next decade.

A secret report reveals the controversial tax will add 15 per cent to hospital power bills.

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