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

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.

Geography

Western U.S.

Website

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

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