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Across the United States over the past decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burned some 7.2 million acres per year. Once a wildfire starts spreading, the firefighting task is exacerbated by issues like spot fires, where winds carry lofted
A new study found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like grasses, spot fires can occur farther away from the original fire perimeter.
Washington, May 19: Over the last decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burnt 7.2 million acres per year in the United States. When a wildfire begins to expand, the firefighting work is complicated by challenges such as spot fires, which occur when winds lift lofted sparks and start new fires outside of the original fire perimeter. The greater the possible spot fire distance, the more difficult it is to monitor, control, and extinguish wildfires.
Over the last decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burnt 7.2 million acres per year in the United States. When a wildfire begins to expand, the fire
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Over the last decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burnt 7.2 million acres per year in the United States. When a wildfire begins to expand, the firefighting work is complicated by challenges such as spot fires, which occur when winds lift lofted sparks and start new fires outside of the original fire perimeter. The greater the possible spot fire distance, the more difficult it is to monitor, control, and extinguish wildfires. Science News | Risk of Wildfire Spreading Increases Where Trees, Shrubs Replace Grasses.