As wildfires grow more common in the western U.S., so does the cost of fighting them.
A new @usfs.bsky.social study projects that spending by the DOI will increase by about 0.65% per year from 2020 to 2100. And USDA Forest Service spending could increase by 0.87% per year.
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A new study projects the intertwined relationship between fires and the money spent fighting them.