Wildfires are Getting Worse in a New Abnormal, Burning More Houses

Several new research studies have highlighted the increasing risk of wildfires, and the many problems they are causing that are affecting the environment, our health, and property. Wildfires in the United States and Canada are burning areas that are about three times larger than the averages from the 1980s. Canada set a record this year; an area about the size of Portugal went up in flames, much of that in boreal forests.  A recent report found that lightning was the main cause of fires in boreal forests. Scientists expect that these fires will…