The U.S. Forest Service is closing down research stations ahead of a catastrophic wildfire season

Experts warn the changes could disrupt critical data used to predict and fight wildfires.

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The U.S. Forest Service is closing three-quarters of its research facilities as part of a reorganization that has experts worried about the number of scientists that will be leaving the agency, and how the disruption could affect crucial wildfire and climate change data.

The change comes as parts of the........

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