Forestry Expert: Western U.S. Faces Similar Threat as Deadly Australian Wildfires
Friday, February 27, 2009 - 13:57
in Earth & Climate
The raging Australian wildfires that have killed more than 200 people and destroyed some 1,800 homes over the last few weeks can "absolutely happen in the western United States at any time this year," says forest ecosystem expert Wallace Covington.