See ESIIL scientists featured in the news for their recent publication in Science, The fastest-growing and most destructive fires in the US (2001 to 2020). 

This team also developed a curriculum tool in collaboration with the Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation (CEEE) to go along with the new paper. It can be found here, and is built on NSF's CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Platform), which is designed to make it easier to get real data into the hands of students. https://datapuzzles.org/puzzle-pieces/fast-and-destructive-wildfires-united-states-2012-2020

CIRES News. Fire speed, not size, drives threat to people, infrastructure

Bloomberg. Wildfires are Gaining Speed, a Worrying Trend for the West. 

Citation:
Jennifer K. Balch et al., The fastest-growing and most destructive fires in the US (2001 to 2020). Science 386, 425-431(2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adk5737