![]() It’s called “Land On Fire,” by nature writer Gary Ferguson, and he joins us now.įERGUSON: Thank you, Steve. This new, alarming situation has several causes, and a new book lays them out. In its scramble to prevent and put out these blazes, the forest service now spends over 50% of its budget on wildfire fighting programs. Wildfires once took hold only in hot, dry summer months, this year in the United States alone, more than two million acres of land were burned before the first day of spring. From much of the year, wildfires rip across the western United States, stretching through Canada and as far north as the forests of Alaska. ![]() CURWOOD: It’s Living on Earth, I’m Steve Curwood. ![]()
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