Wildfire in 2000 destroyed 3% of Calif homes it reached. Since then, that rate has risen to 18%. Efforts to clear veg around homes & fortify exteriors outpaced by more extreme wildfires & bldg in fire-prone areas. www.latimes.com/environment/... agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The percentage of homes surviving California wildfires is dropping, despite efforts to harden themAt the turn of the century, wildfires destroyed only about 3% of the California homes they came into contact with. By 2020, the rate had risen to 18%, a new study found.www.latimes.com