Widespread Wildfire as a Proxy for Resource Strain

New research shows that, as the size of the area burned across the West has risen year after year, so too has the expense of fire management, with federal wildfire suppression costs more than tripling between the 1980s and today, from roughly $245 million per year to $1.6 billion.

Widespread Wildfire as a Proxy for Resource Strain

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