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Matt Willemsen (mattotcha@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 00:19:28 JST Matt Willemsen

Tree rings and fire scars show fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-tree-scars-forest-north-america.html
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  Tree rings and fire scars show fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past
  
  Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings may seem counterintuitive, but frequent low-lying surface fires often maintain balance in forests by reducing fuel sources across large areas.

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