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Climate Central: In the American West, wildfires are essential for keeping forests healthy. But the same fires that help release nutrients and promote new plant growth can also wipe out thousands of acres of forest and cause millions of dollars in damage. Since the 1970s, wildfires have been on the rise and some of this is due to a warming planet. But a hot climate is not the only reason wildfires can increase from year to year. Here we look at the way climate can affect vegetation in the West, and what influence......
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Wildfires out West
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 1st, 2011
Posted in Water Conservation