2020 fire season: An eye opener but not a fluke
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2020 was a record year for wildfires in recent history, though the area burned was close to estimates of pre-suppression burning. We should expect more of these types of fire seasons in the future. Much of the burning was destructive rather than restorative and impacts to humans were severe.