Friday, December 14, 2012

Area Burned By U.S. Wildfires Expected To Double by 2050

Climate Central: Warmer and drier conditions in coming decades will likely cause the burned area from wildfires in the U.S. to double in size by 2050, according to new research based on satellite observations and computer modeling experiments. The research, which was first presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco on Dec. 4, provides insight into both recent wildfire trends and the sharp increase in dryness -- and therefore wildfire susceptibility -- in certain regions of...

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