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How Much Wildfire Prevention Is Too Much?
Key Takeaways
- A century of fire suppression has created forests loaded with excess fuel
- All 10 largest US fires on record have occurred since 2000
- Prescribed burns and mechanical thinning treat only a fraction of at-risk acreage
- Federal budgets remain tilted toward suppression over prevention
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DT Editorial Team··4 min read·via technologyreview.com