Engulfed sagebrush and cheatgrass stocked this Idaho wildfire in 2013. (Credit Michael Pellant/BLM/Wikipedia Commons) Engulfed sagebrush and cheatgrass stocked this Idaho wildfire in 2013. (Credit Michael Pellant/BLM/Wikipedia Commons)

Ignited by climate change, drought and increased human activity in fire-prone areas, wildfires are expected to consume roughly 10 million U.S. acres in 2025 and 9 million acres in 2026, according to one recent study.

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