Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfires and Smoke in the West

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Over the past two decades, wildfires in western North America have greatly increased in frequency, magnitude and severity. Scientists have documented three main causes - a century of suppression and inadequate forest management that has led to overly dense, fuel-rich forests; climate change, turning woodlands and grasslands into hot, dry tinder boxes; and the spread of urbanization, increasing the...

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Over the past two decades, wildfires in western North America have greatly increased in frequency, magnitude and severity. Scientists have documented three main causes - a century of suppression and inadequate forest management that has led to overly dense, fuel-rich forests; climate change, turning woodlands and grasslands into hot, dry tinder boxes; and the spread of urbanization, increasing the...

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  • Formats: epub
  • ISBN: 9780309726825
  • Publication Date: 6 Dec 2024
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM