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Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing

  • Written by Philip Higuera, Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana
Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changingThe fire risk goes beyond rising temperatures and dry conditions.Samuel Corum / AFP via Getty Images

It can be tempting to think that the recent wildfire disasters in communities across the West were unlucky, one-off events, but evidence is accumulating that points to a trend.

In a new study, we found a 246% increase in the number of homes and...

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