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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Series:Challenges
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/16/1/13
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