Strange Burn: New Research Identifies Unique Patterns in Utah Wildfires
November 30, 2023
November 30, 2023
LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
For a century fire ecologists have worked to decipher a complex question -- what does a "normal'' wildfire year look like in the West? That's a hard question to answer for many reasons, but new research from a team in the Quinney College of Natural Resources shows that thanks to the state's unique landscapes, Utah's wildfire patterns may never fit into what is considered "normal" for other Wester . . .
For a century fire ecologists have worked to decipher a complex question -- what does a "normal'' wildfire year look like in the West? That's a hard question to answer for many reasons, but new research from a team in the Quinney College of Natural Resources shows that thanks to the state's unique landscapes, Utah's wildfire patterns may never fit into what is considered "normal" for other Wester . . .