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Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for humans, treacherous for the environment

  • Written by Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for humans, treacherous for the environmentFires are increasing in high mountain areas that rarely burned in the past.John McColgan, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Fire Service

As wildfire risk rises in the West, wildland firefighters and officials are keeping a closer eye on the high mountains – regions once considered too wet to burn.

The growing fire risk in these areas became...

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