Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfires and Smoke in the West: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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Over the past two decades, wildfires in western North America have greatly increased in frequency, magnitude and severity. Scientists have documented three main causes - a century of suppression and inadequate forest management that has led to overly dense, fuel-rich forests; climate change, turning woodlands and grasslands into hot, dry tinder boxes; and the spread of urbanization, increasing the probability of man-made ignitions. Less well known...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309726794

ISBN13:9780309726795

Release Date:July 2025

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:165 Pages

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