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Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth

Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth
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The urban-wildland interface — where human development intermingles with wild places — is the fastest-growing land-use type in the U.S. A fire burning in Reno is an example of what can happen in that danger zone as the planet warms, vegetation dries out and wildfires become more destructive.

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