People experiencing a high degree of social vulnerability are also more exposed to wildfires in Oregon and Washington as wildfire risk increases, a new study shows.
Social vulnerability is a characteristic of a person or community—such as age, race or ethnicity, or socioeconomic status—that affects their susceptibility to harm from a hazard.who were exposed to wildfire in Oregon, Washington and California more than tripled compared to the previous decade.
From 2000 through 2021, nearly half a million people were exposed—they resided within the perimeter of a wildfire—in Oregon, Washington and California. An overwhelming majority were in California, with less than 5% in either Oregon or Washington.
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