Dossier
urban-wildland interface
Coverage of urban-wildland interface in the Nexus archive.
- Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth
Reno has become an affordable and booming destination, but fires highlight the dangers associated with increased growth. The fastest-growing land-use type in the U.S. is the urban-wildland interface, which poses risks as global warming causes vegetation to dry out and wildfires become more destructive.
- Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth
The urban-wildland interface, where human development mixes with wild places, is currently the fastest-growing land-use type in the U.S. Fires are examples of danger in this zone, which is being impacted by warming planets, drying vegetation, and increasingly destructive wildfires.