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
The fire risk goes beyond rising temperatures and dry conditions.Samuel Corum / AFP via Getty ImagesIt 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...
