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Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as the climate warms

  • Written by Mojtaba Sadegh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
imageHeat and dryness are leaving high mountain areas more vulnerable to forest fires. David McNew/Getty Images

The Western U.S. is experiencing another severe fire season, and a recent study shows that even high mountain areas once considered too wet to burn are at increasing risk as the climate warms.

With more than 5 million acres already burned by...

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