Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity
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Summary
It is shown that large wildfire activity increased suddenly and markedly in the mid-1980s, with higher large-wildfire frequency, longer wildfire durations, and longer wildfire seasons.
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- article
- Published
- 2006-08-18
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- 5,346
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- Open access
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Keywords
Spring (device), Snowmelt, Climate change, Geography, Environmental science
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