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News Release 11-193
Scorched Earth: The Past, Present and Future of Human Influences on Wildfires
A new framework for evaluating human influences on wildfires is developed
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Satellite studies indicate that more than 30 percent of the Earth is subjected to frequent fires.
Credit: NOAA
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Jennifer Balch of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis discusses human contributions to wildfires.
Credit: National Science Foundation