“As temperatures rise and development expands, the number of homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by wildfires across the U.S. is on pace to triple by mid-century”

The Conversation US · Nov 2 · US wildfire damage projected to triple by mid-century as 2026 season sets records

“Fast fires, defined as those that burned more than 4,000 acres in a single day, represented just 2.7% of fires analyzed but accounted for 78% of documented structures destroyed and 61% of reported firefighting costs.”

The Conversation US · Nov 2 · US wildfire damage projected to triple by mid-century as 2026 season sets records

“Researchers estimate that this drying nearly doubled the area burned in western U.S. forests between 1984 and 2015 compared with what would have burned without human-caused climate change.”

The Conversation US · Nov 2 · US wildfire damage projected to triple by mid-century as 2026 season sets records

“Strategies to lower the risk of losing a home to wildfire don't have to be overly expensive.”

The Conversation US · Nov 2 · US wildfire damage projected to triple by mid-century as 2026 season sets records