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Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of wildfires is a national concern because of its imp
Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of wildfires is a national concern because of its imp
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2021-01-06
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Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of wildfires is a national concern because of its impact on federal tax dollars, says Professor Max Moritz, a specialist in fire ecology and management.
In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires—nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago. In effect, fewer federal funds today are going towards the agency’ s other work—such as forest conservation, watershed and cultural resources management, and infrastructure upkeep—that affect the lives of all Americans.
Another nationwide concern is whether public funds from other agencies are going into construction in fire prone districts. As Moritz puts it, how often are federal dollars building homes that are likely to be lost to a wildfire?
" It’ s already a huge problem from a public expenditure perspective for the whole country," he says. We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like, "Wait a minute, is this OK?" "Do we want instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts of the landscape?"
Such a view would require a corresponding shift in the way US society today views fire, researchers say.
For one thing, conversations about wildfires need to be more inclusive. Over the past decade, the focus has been on climate change—how the warming of the Earth from greenhouse gases is leading to conditions that worsen fires.
While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it shouldn’ t come at the expense of the rest of the equation.
"The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions go both ways," he says. Failing to recognize that, he notes, leads to "an overly simplified view of what the solutions might be. Our perception of the problem and of what the solution is becomes very limited".
At the same time, people continue to treat fire as an event that needs to be wholly controlled and unleashed only out of necessity, says Professor Balch at the University of Colorado. But acknowledging fire’ s inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucial to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, she says.
"We’ ve disconnected ourselves from living with fire," Balch says. "It is really important to understand and try and tease out what is the human connection with fire today. "
While admitting that climate is a key element, Moritz notes that______.
选项
A、public debates have not settled yet
B、fire-fighting conditions are improving
C、other factors should not be overlooked
D、a shift in the view of fire has taken place
答案
C
解析
根据题干的关键词climate is a key element及Moritz定位到第七段的内容。本句中Moritz提到“should not come at the expense of the equation”,不以平等的代价而来。正确答案C中的“不应该忽视其他因素”是对本句的同义转化与概括。干扰项A的public debates来自第六段的the focus但未提及settle的话题,也非本题定位句;干扰项B的conditions是第六段的最后一句conditions that worsen fires,偷换动词worsen与improving;选项D的a shift in the viewof是出现在第五段,时态错误,原文是would require,选项是has taken place。
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