Friday Top of the Scroll: Why CA spends billions but is vulnerable to big wildfires
Michael Wara, a climate and energy expert at Stanford University who’s advised the state Legislature on wildfire issues, said the state is still grappling with a legacy of spending money on fighting fires instead of on forest health, such as thinning overgrown brush and removing millions of drought-killed trees, building fire breaks around communities and intentionally setting fires when conditions safely allow it…
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- The Conversation: Extreme wildfires can create their own dangerous weather, including fire tornadoes – here’s how
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