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Climate Change Narrows the Window for Prescribed Fires

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Longer, drier summers may mean fewer opportunities for firefighters to safely burn would-be wildfire fuel in the western United States.

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Mapping Heat Vulnerability to Protect Community Health

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Community leaders and scientists from two U.S. cities are combining public health data and heat maps to prepare residents for climate change–related health risks.

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A Montana researcher has developed a map for predicting how climate change may alter the water supply.

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