Wildfire in a National Park (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Wildfire in a National Park

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A fire burns in Sequoia & Kings National Park, Calif., in 2005. Research by environmental scientists at Harvard University predicts wildfire seasons by 2050 will be three weeks longer, up to twice as smoky, and will burn a wider area in the western United States.

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National Park Service/Parker Bevington.

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