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Future wildfires may burn large parts of landscapes
The frequency of large fires has changed over past millennia, scientists have found.
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Researchers hike into Colorado's Mount Zirkel Wilderness area to study fire and ecosystem changes.
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Lake-bottom sediments were sampled at Lake Eileen in Colorado to study charcoal from past fires.
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Scientist John Calder prepares to sample sediment and charcoal from the bottom of Lake Eileen.
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Hidden Lake in Colorado's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest is another of a dozen study sites.
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The Seven Lakes study site in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness area also has charcoal from past fires.
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