Lauren Summer
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98 appearances
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first heard Jul 2025
last heard 23 Jun
Lauren Summer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In the 1980s, the majority of wildfires in California were low or moderate intensity.
Those are the fires that the state's forests are adapted to.
They clear out overgrown brush and don't kill the trees.
But over the last 40 years, extreme wildfire activity has grown rapidly.
That's according to a study from researchers at UCLA and Stanford University.
Severe fires are now the most common because the atmosphere is hotter, drying out the vegetation, and because forests are denser.
The risk is that severe wildfires kill many more trees, making it harder for forests to regenerate.
Lauren Sommer, NPR News.
In the 1980s the majority of wildfires in California were low or moderate intensity.
Those are the fires that the state's forests are adapted to.
They clear out overgrown brush and don't kill the trees.
But over the last 40 years extreme wildfire activity has grown rapidly.
That's according to a study from researchers at UCLA and Stanford University.
Severe fires are now the most common because the atmosphere is hotter, drying out the vegetation, and because forests are denser.
The risk is that severe wildfires kill many more trees, making it harder for forests to regenerate.
Lauren Summer, NPR News.
Wait, this is true?
The largest protected area in the country is in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Sanctuary is home to pristine coral reefs and habitat for rare species.
Trump has signed a proclamation to open most of its waters to commercial fishing, along with two other Pacific marine monuments.
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