Grass and shrublands burn more land and homes than forest fires
November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 10 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
When people think of wildfires, they often think of huge forests burning and flames jumping from tree to tree. But according to new research led by Volker Radeloff, a professor of forest and wildlife ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the United States, the largest areas near humans burned by wildfires are grass and shrublands, not forests.
The study was publ . . .
When people think of wildfires, they often think of huge forests burning and flames jumping from tree to tree. But according to new research led by Volker Radeloff, a professor of forest and wildlife ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the United States, the largest areas near humans burned by wildfires are grass and shrublands, not forests.
The study was publ . . .