A study published in PNAS Nexus shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the American West as there are for lightning-caused fires, due to differences in the level of heat and aridity under which each type of fire is likely to occur. A study published in PNAS Nexus shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the American West as there are for lightning-caused fires, due to differences in the level of heat and aridity under which each type of fire is likely to occur. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Human-caused fires growing faster than lightning fires in Western US, study suggests
