This report explains how climate change and development in wildfire-prone areas are driving up the risks and costs of wildfires; points out why current policies and practices may be worsening the situation; highlights the many different impacts and costs of wildfires; and provides recommendations for what we can do to limit these costs. Case studies on California, Colorado, Montana, and New Mexico provide a more in-depth look at relevant issues in these states.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/playing-fire-how-climate-change-and-development-patterns-are-contributing-soaring
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rachel-cleetus
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kranti-mulik
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/union-concerned-scientists
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/black-carbon
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
