Fire Risk in Charlotte: Is Climate Change Creating the Perfect Storm for Wildfires?

By: Sofia Bartholomew

Outlets: Queens University News Service

Published: February 14, 2025

Words: 915

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As people in California clean up the ashes and start the long road toward recovery, the potential for wildfires elsewhere has been a burning question for other states.

Are urban wildfires a growing threat in more places, including North Carolina?

Jack Scheff, an associate professor of earth, environmental and geographical sciences at UNC Charlotte, says whether or not the Charlotte area is at risk is rather complicated. Scheff has a background in atmospheric sciences, specializing …

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