Wildfires Burning Less Land but Threatening More People

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Aug 22, 2025, 8:24 am96 ptsTrending
A growing number of people globally are seeing wildfires encroach on their homes. That is not because wildfires are burning more land, however. Over the last two decades, the number of acres burned has dropped. The growing exposure to fires, a new study finds, is driven by the millions of people moving into…

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