A 5-year investigation revealed that ground retreat from unvegetated slopes (8·7 mm p.a.) exceeded that from vegetated slopes (2·5 mm p.a.). Similarly, the retreat of the vegetated slope which faced ...

Across the western US, severe wildfires fueled by tinder-dry vegetation have already burned more than 3.2 million hectares (8 million acres) -- an area the size of Maryland -- as of the end of October ...