1 Billion Acres At Risk For Catastrophic Wildfires, U.S. Forest Service Warns

June 5, 2019btollesonRSS Sample

Vicki Christiansen, the chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.

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