Systemic Drivers of Electric-Grid-Caused Catastrophic Wildfires: Implications for Resilience in the United States
Wildfires are projected to increase in severity and frequency due to climate change, and the electric grid is both a cause of wildfires and is vulnerable to wildfires. Equipment from the electric grid accounts for 10% of fires burned in California and 3% of fires nationally. Recent catastrophic wild...
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| Main Authors: | Holly Eagleston, Michelle Bester, Jubair Yusuf, Adit Damodaran, Matthew J. Reno |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Challenges |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/16/1/13 |
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