People are behind costly, increasing risk of wildfire to millions of homes

ScienceDaily
Sep 10, 2020, 1:04 pm127 pts
People are starting almost all the wildfires that threaten US homes, according to an innovative new analysis combining housing and wildfire data. Through activities like debris burning, equipment use and arson, humans were responsible for igniting 97% of home-threatening wildfires, researchers report.

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