More, bigger wildfires burning western US over last 30 years
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 15:40
in Earth & Climate
Wildfires across the western United States have been getting bigger and more frequent over the last 30 years. The total area these fires burned increased at a rate of nearly 90,000 acres a year -- an area the size of Las Vegas, according to the study. Individually, the largest wildfires grew at a rate of 350 acres a year, the new research says.