THE CONVERSATION: Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds August 7, 2025By Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles Fire season is...
EOS: California’s getting an earlier start to wildfire season American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds August 7, 2025Human-caused climate change has pushed the onset of fire season in the state to as much as 46 days earlier...
WATER DESK: Post-fire study finds snowpack melts earlier The Water Desk HydrologyWildfires and watersheds November 8, 2024Loss of forest canopy and deposition of ash alter forest hydrology By Mitch Tobin, Water Desk As the American West...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate Change Will Increase Wildfire Risk and Lengthen Fire Seasons, Study Confirms Desert Research Institute Climate changeWildfires and watersheds December 7, 2023Scientists examined multiple fire danger indices for the contiguous U.S. to assess the impact of climate change on future wildfire...
THE CONVERSATION: What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds October 17, 2023Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a...