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The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate

  • Written by Jamie Peeler, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Montana
The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climateA forest-thinning project in Arizona leaves more open canopy and clearer ground.David McNew/Getty Images

The U.S. government is investing overUS$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalatingwildfire crisis. That includes a commitment to treat at least 60million acres in the next 10 years by expanding forest-thinning...

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