0103Destruction
The most destructive wildfires in US history have happened in the last 30 years
Development in the wildlands with poor community design puts more homes in the path of danger.
SourceNFPA · UCLA
The Crisis
Catastrophic fires are becoming the norm.
The impacts
A new kind of fire requires a new set of solutions.
The human, ecosystem, and climate impacts of wildfire will continue to devastate us if we don't pass policy to modernize and innovate solutions at the scale of the problem.
0203Ecology
Extreme wildfires killed 20% of the world's giant sequoias between 2015–2021
100+ years of fire suppression and other land management decisions have made landscapes vulnerable to fire.
20%
of monarch giant sequoias lost
SourceNational Park Service
0303Climate
Canada's 2023 wildfires emitted enough carbon to equal India's annual emissions
Climate change is increasing the occurrence of extreme wildfires and vice versa, fueling a dangerous feedback loop.
647TgCCanada
700TgCIndia
SourceNature