Recent wildfires in the western United States are escalating in both scale and speed, posing significant risks to millions of residents and properties.
Experts emphasize the urgency of addressing the speed at which these fires spread. “In terms of home destruction and lives lost, we really need to focus on fire speed rather than just fire size,” noted a researcher from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Wildfires like the devastating Camp Fire in California and the Lahaina fire in Hawaii are prime examples of this trend, rapidly advancing and outpacing firefighting efforts, making them nearly impossible to contain.
