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Wildfire-driven deforestation rates in California among highest in world

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Wildfire-driven deforestation rates in California among highest in world
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California has one of the highest rates of wildfire-driven deforestation in the world, and the trend has accelerated over the past three decades, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, assessed the state's wildfire-driven deforestation rates and reforestation needs between 1991 and 2023. It found that deforestation in California's conifer-dominated forests increased exponentially over the study pe

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