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Drought, climate change and forest practices elevate Utah wildfire risk
2013-06-04 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: So is the hazard created by modern forest management, said Michael Jenkins, associate professor in USUs Quinney College of Natural Resources. Aggressive management has been "essentially eliminated," and dry forest undergrowth has built up, turning parts of Utah into tinderboxes, he said. "Forests today are in a much different state than they were 200 years ago when fires were more common," Jenkins said. "We have suppressed fires for 100 years, which has allowed fuels to build up, trees to get...
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