Countering extreme wildfires with prescribed burning can be counterproductive

by Philippa Kaur 7 May 2024, 00:00 169 Views

Renata Libonati argues in a World View article that megafires are here to stay, and that widespread prescribed burns are needed to manage the risk (Nature 627, 10; 2024). We agree on the problem, but disagree on the solutions.

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Source: Ecology - nature.com

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Countering extreme wildfires with prescribed burning can be counterproductive

Competing Interests

William Green named director of MIT Energy Initiative

Two MIT PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for their research on water

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