2021.11.04

Burning Up the Past

Today's wildfires are taking us into uncharted territory

Sources: “Rocky Mountain Subalpine Forests Now Burning More Than Any Time in Recent Millennia,” by Philip E. Higuera, Bryan N. Shuman and Kyra D. Wolf, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 118, No. 25; June 14, 2021; Dryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rfj6q579n (data and code for study) Graphic by Amanda Montañez

Sources: “Rocky Mountain Subalpine Forests Now Burning More Than Any Time in Recent Millennia,” by Philip E. Higuera, Bryan N. Shuman and Kyra D. Wolf, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 118, No. 25; June 14, 2021; Dryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rfj6q579n (data and code for study) Graphic by Amanda Montañez

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