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Heat waves increase wildfire risk. A startling wildfire statistic: Heat waves = only 12–15% of warm-season days Yet they account for ~42% of total area burned Heat wave days in western US forests near
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Heat waves increase wildfire risk. A startling wildfire statistic: Heat waves = only 12–15% of warm-season days Yet they account for ~42% of total area burned Heat wave days in western US forests nearly doubled since 2001, boosting forest fires by 37%. theconversation.com/heat-waves-i...
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