What’s behind the increasing size and severity of California’s wildfires? And if the trajectory continues, what does that mean for people living there? How has this trend already impacted residents? Three co-authors of a recent synthesis on drivers of wildfire in the Golden State share their main findings with us, as well as speculating on some possibilities for future solutions to living alongside increasing fire hazard. Photo credit: USDA
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Climate Change Is Escalating California’s Wildfires
Drivers of California’s changing wildfires: a state-of-the-knowledge synthesis
Drivers of California's Changing Wildfires: State Has Potential To Be A Model For Change - International Association of Wildland Fire
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