Jerry Brown says his drought-striken state is on the ‘front lines’ of climate change that is making its weather hotter California Gov. Jerry Brown is linking the recent wildfires that blazed through San Diego County to global warming, saying on Sunday that the state is on the “front lines” of climate change that is making its weather hotter. Almost a dozen fires caused more than $20 million in damage last week and Brown said the drought-stricken state is preparing for its worst-ever wildfire season. “We’re going to deal with nature as best we can, but humanity is on a collision course with nature,” Brown said on ABC. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has responded to more than 1,500 fires this year, compared to about 800 in an average year and the state firefighting agency went to peak staffing in the first week of April, instead of […]