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The U.S. is linked to wildfires through reports on forest management practices [1], academic debates regarding regional wildfire trends within the country [2], and the documented negative impacts of large wildfires on air quality and ecosystems across the United States [3]. Additionally, specific infrastructure projects in the U.S. are evaluated for their potential role in wildfire dynamics [4].
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Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias ... science.feedback.org 3 facts
claimLarge wildfires in the United States have negatively impacted air quality, reversing trends toward cleaner air observed since the 1980s, and have endangered forest ecosystems through high-severity burning.
perspectiveA. Park Williams (Professor at UCLA) argues that the Department of Energy report obscures wildfire trends by aggregating data for the entire U.S. instead of focusing on the western contiguous U.S., where wildfire activity is rapidly increasing.
perspectiveThe U.S. Department of Energy report implies that human actions like forest management practices have impacted U.S. wildfire activity, while climate change has not.
An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning ... ecologyandsociety.org 1 fact
referenceLandscape connectivity strategies are increasingly scrutinized for their potential as wildfire vectors, such as the planning for a major wildlife crossing structure for the Agora Canyon in Los Angeles, California, USA, as noted in Riley et al. (2018).