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University of Utah

Philip Dennison

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University of Utah geographer Philip Dennison has developed a new way to predict when vegetation in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles dries out to the point it is most vulnerable to large fires. The high-risk period is estimated to begin July 13 this year.

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Sommer Thorgusen, University of Utah.

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