EPISODE · Feb 2, 2013 · 6 MIN
Burning! A Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal
from Living on Earth · host Living on Earth
2012 was an extreme year for wildfires, and overall fire season now lasts about 75 days longer than forty years ago. Jason Sibold, geography professor at Colorado State University, tells host Steve Curwood that the longer fire season is causing fires in areas that haven’t burned in at least 800 years. (published February 1, 2013)
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