Publication: Guardian
UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Synopsys: Firefighters in California are trying to protect Sequoia forests by creating prescribed burns.
UCLA News: “Recently there has been this association between fire and bad outcomes because the fires have been absurdly, apocalyptically intense,” remarked Swain, noting that more ferocious fires in the west may erupt in the coming months. “This fire — so far — has not been a catastrophe.”
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