Building Loss by Fires at California Wildland-Urban Interfaces

Figure 13.4

This figure appears in chapter 13 of the Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment report.

http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/highlights/report-findings/ecosystems-and-biodiversity/graphics/building-loss-fires-california

Many forested areas in the U.S. have experienced a recent building boom in what is known as the “wildland-urban interface.” This figure shows the number of buildings lost from the 25 most destructive wildland-urban interface fires in California history from 1960 to 2007 (Figure source: Stephens et al. 2009ceb1c4ce-7513-4da2-b9a2-8bc8d7bd6a62).

When citing this figure, please reference Stephens et al. 2009ceb1c4ce-7513-4da2-b9a2-8bc8d7bd6a62.

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This figure was created on December 07, 2012.

This figure was derived from Urban–wildland fires: how California and other regions of the US can learn from Australia .

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• Urban–wildland fires: how California and other regions of the US can learn from Australia (ceb1c4ce)

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