Impactswww.flickr.com Chad Hanson, Michael Dorsey: The case against commercial logging in wildfire-prone forests Logging tends to increase, not decrease, extreme fires.
Newslettercommons.wikimedia.org The fastest population growth in the West's wildland-urban interface is in areas most vulnerable to wildfires A new study maps vegetation’s fire risk across the West and shows where population in the highest-risk areas from California to Texas is booming.
Impacts Photo by Marcus Kauffman on Unsplash The high cost of landscaping is a problem for stopping wildfires Helping fight the spread of wildfires costs money and lots of homeowners don't have it.
Politics Fernanda Santos: Here’s why the old playbook for fighting wildfires doesn’t work anymore There is no fire “season.” The massive blazes are a year-round phenomenon, and policies must adapt to this new reality.
Impacts www.dw.com Wildfires: Can we adapt to live with them? Wildfires linked to climate change are increasing in severity and frequency. Can we live alongside them, or will they force communities to relocate?
Politics www.cbc.ca The 'fire paradox': Study suggests ways we fight northern wildfires could be increasing fire risk Researchers found that many communities are surrounded by older, more flammable forests and fire suppression policies may be to blame.
Politics www.bloomberg.com A California town's bold plan to defeat wildfire In 2018, Paradise, California, was almost completely destroyed by the worst wildfire in state history. Now local leaders are proposing an ambitious scheme to protect the town from future blazes.
