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Coverage dated November 3, 2026

Fire losses to U.S. buildings could nearly triple by 2060 without new protections

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Fires in the U.S. are getting faster, larger and more dangerous, but people continue to develop and move into fire-prone regions. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) shows that if we don't act on climate change, …

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  1. Phys

    Fire losses to U.S. buildings could nearly triple by 2060 without new protections (opens Phys)

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    Fires in the U.S. are getting faster, larger and more dangerous, but people continue to develop and move into fire-prone regions. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) shows that if we don't act on climate change, …

  2. Gizmodo

    Wildfire Risk to US Buildings Is On Track to Triple by 2060 (opens Gizmodo)

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    Without action to curb global warming and adapt to fire, roughly 300,000 structures could burn in the next few decades, a new study shows.