rexihttps://phys.org/news/2025-01-social-economic-disparities-impact-wildfire.html
risk of homes being destroyed by #wildfires within 30 years is 29% greater in communities designated by the US government as #disadvantaged than it is in less disadvantaged communities. At the same time, the rate of roof renewals is 28% lower. This also has an impact on future risks, because a new roof can reduce the risk of a residential building being destroyed by fire by up to 27%.
Social and economic disparities impact wildfire protection in California
An international team of researchers at the University of Freiburg and Stanford University investigated how social and economic disparities impact the ability of communities in California to protect themselves against wildfires. The study focused on roof renewals, one of the most effective but also most cost-intensive measures for making homes more resistant to fire. The researchers published their study on significant disparities in wildfire protection in the journal Nature Communications.
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