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Rocky Mountain Wildfires Burning More Now Than Past 2,000 Years

August 19, 2021

Western wildfires aren’t just getting bad. Researchers say high elevation forests in the Rockies are burning more now than they have over the past 2,000 years. Here’s why.

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