The US Forest Service is closing down research stations ahead of a catastrophic wildfire season

The U.S. Forest Service is closing three quarters of its research facilities as part of a reorganization that has experts worried about how many scientists could leave the agency, and how the disruption could affect crucial wildfire and climate change data. The change comes as the parts of the U.S. face what is expected to be a catastrophic wildfire season. The most recent wildland fire outlook shows that wildfire activity is already “well above average,” with more than 16,000 wildfires repor...