Forest Fires Accelerating Snowmelt Across Western U.S., PSU Study Finds

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May 2, 2019, 4:07 pm197 pts
Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that may affect water supplies and trigger even more fires, according to a new study by a team of researchers at Portland State University (PSU) , the Desert Research Institute (DRI), and the University of…

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