Nearly 85% of wildfires are started by people, including from campfires, negligently discarded cigarettes and intentional acts of arson, according to the National Park Service.
. The agency said the reasons behind the increase"are unknown," but that simple measures can prevent wildfires. is exacerbating natural hazards, making wildfires both more likely and more deadly.
"Drought has always been with us, but land use and climate change are putting money in the bank of fire disasters by increasing the exposure of people to a growing number of drier and windier events," Florida State University Professor Kevin Speer, an expert on fire dynamics, and director of the university's Speer said that, while"campfire bans are a necessary technique," the most important new longer-term strategy in the West is to"implement prescribed burns on a...
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