Consequences of an Endless Summer: Untangling the link Between Summer Precipitation and Western Wildfires

Submitted by hcasesc2 on Mon, 10/22/2018 - 12:25
Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Luce, Charles, and Zachary Holden. Consequences of an Endless Summer: Untangling the Link Between Summer Precipitation and Western Wildfires. United States Department of Agriculture Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2018, Consequences of an Endless Summer: Untangling the Link Between Summer Precipitation and Western Wildfires.
Year Published: 
2018
Organization: 
Rocky Mountain Research Station; Science You Can Use (in 5 minutes)
Description: 

Key Findings:

  • Understanding the linkage between decreasing wetting rain days and increased risk of wildfires will enable fuels managers and forest managers to better anticipate wildfire severity and where wildfires may occur.
  • The number of wetting rain days (WRDs) is expected to decrease throughout the West, which could lead to more burned acres.
  • TopoFire, a drought and wildfire danger monitoring system for the conterminous United States, now includes a wetting rain day dataset.
Category: 
precipitation, wildfires, drought management

Geography:

Website: 
https://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/documents-and-media/consequences-endless-summer-untan…