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Climate change could drive costs of fighting wildfires to $5 billion a year, report finds

According to the federal Climate Financial Risk report, which analyzed 10 future climate scenarios, a moderate estimate is that wildfire suppression costs grow to nearly $4 billion per year by 2050. By the end of the century, firefighting costs rise to nearly $5 billion a year. In the most severe climate scenario, the costs surge to about $13 billion per year.

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2024-06-04/climate-change-costs-fighting-wildfires-5-billion-year-report

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