WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Most news reports about wildfires include the number of acres a given fire has burned, but according to a new study by U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers, they should also note how fast the fire is moving. The research found that fast-growing fires caused 88% of the fire-related home destruction between 2001 and 2020, even though they accounted for less than 3% of the fires on   more