Rapid expansion of wildland-urban interface linked to wildfire risks worldwide study finds
The rapid spread of human development into natural landscapes has significantly expanded the wildland-urban interface (WUI), increasing wildfire risks globally, a recent study indicates. A team led by Prof. WANG Jianghao at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed changes in global WUI from 2000 to 2020. Their findings highl