Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021

Grist
By Jessie BlaeserAug 22, 2022, 10:30 am250 pts
In recent years, the Western United States has become synonymous with record-breaking wildfires. But fire-driven deforestation is actually a serious problem worldwide. According to a new analysis from Global Forest Watch, forest fires are burning nearly twice as much tree cover as they did 20 years ago — a…

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