California and Australia share a common enemy: excessive environmental regulation. In both regions, this situation has led to unintended consequences - widespread forest fires.

California has faced two terrible wildfire seasons in the last three years, one of which saw an entire town burn down. Australia has been battling fires for months.

The big question: it does not matter how the forest fires started. In both Australia and California, many fires have human origins, whether from power lines or arsonists. The most serious question: what exactly has turned these fires into such large-scale catastrophes?