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Burning Economic Issues Behind Americas Wildfire Problem
2016-08-02 02:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The West, and federal taxpayers, have a serious and growing problem as communities continue to expand in and around forested and grassy landscapes prone to fire. As Headwaters Economics has shown so vividly in fine-grained maps, there is a vast amount of developable land in vulnerable zones that, without changed policies, will greatly increase exposure to hazard, and do so even as climate change boosts odds of fire-friendly conditions. The list of government reports, scientific studies and media...
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