EcologybioRxivPreprint
Good wildfires in western U.S. forests (2010-2020)
Jennifer K. Balch, Tyler L. McIntosh, Nayani T. Ilangakoon…·Rutherford V. Platt
The paper estimates that 58% of western U.S. wildfires (2010-2020) were ecologically beneficial, with low-moderate severity fires burning 3.1 million hectares, more than prescribed burning.