Urban encroachment on the wildland interface will worsen U.S. fires, experts warn

As firefighters slowly gain ground on the deadliest wildfires in Californian history, experts predict the problem will get worse unless "rampant suburbanization" near wildland is banned.

Many scientists believe climate change played a part in sparking the big U.S. blazes that erupted this month, killing at least 41 people and gutting 5,700 homes and businesses.

But others point to another likely cause – the growing number of U.S. residents who have moved to the western half of the country, spreading out from the historic cores of cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Denver.

By Gregory Scruggs

https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2017/10/sprawl-fires-wildland/

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