High-Severity Fires Burn 30 Times More Acreage Than 40 Years Ago, Researchers Find

Wildfire Severity Soars, Consuming Vast Areas

Recent findings reveal that forest fires are now scorching ten times the land they did in 1985, with the situation worsening significantly over the years. In California alone, a staggering increase has been noted, with high-severity fires now affecting 30 times more acreage than four decades ago, as reported by researchers from UCLA.