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Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net to c/environment@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20585491

Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires

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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm thankful to be in an area where my naive belief I'm pretty safe from wild fires turned out to be actually correct.