California's chronic flammability has experts blame climate change, but another culprit is the apparent lack of proper forest management.

According to hundreds of scientists on the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a global average temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2040 is virtually unavoidable at this point.

This will very certainly result in more severe wildfires and drought in California.

While climate change plays a part in the state's chronic flammability, forest management is also to blame.

Former President Donald Trump was quick to blame the state for failing to thin its forests, despite the fact that the federal government is the state's largest woodland landlord.

The feds, however, may be about to step up their game: More than $3 billion is set aside for forest management and wildfire fighting in the $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

In addition, the Biden administration recently ordered a wage hike for firefighting workers. It's easy to see why: The U.S. Forest Service's firefighting divisions, like many employers, are experiencing difficulty filling positions.

It is achievable to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, but only if "immediate, rapid, and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions" are made.

The good news is, the majority of Californians are in favor of it.

According to a July poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, three-quarters of Californians - and an equal number of probable voters - support the state's aim of reducing statewide emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by the end of the decade.

Gov. Gavin Newsom advocated banning the sale of new gas-powered cars in 2035, citing the fact that cars and trucks create 40% of the state's emissions.

Only 49% of California residents support the notion.

By 2050, California's natural and working lands have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 514 million metric tons, which is three times the state's 2018 transportation emissions.

California is pursuing a variety of ambitious climate targets in order to tackle this challenge.

These include emissions targets for 2030 and 2050, as well as a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, as set forth in an executive order signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown.