Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Natural Disasters and Severe Weather. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Preparing for Wildfires. Minus Related Pages. Find several ways to leave your area. All these factors have strong direct or indirect ties to climate variability and climate change. Climate change enhances the drying of organic matter in forests the material that burns and spreads wildfire , and has doubled the number of large fires between and in the western United States.
Research shows that changes in climate create warmer, drier conditions. Increased drought, and a longer fire season are boosting these increases in wildfire risk. For much of the U. West, projections show that an average annual 1 degree C temperature increase would increase the median burned area per year as much as percent in some types of forests.
In the Southeastern United States modeling suggests increased fire risk and a longer fire season, with at least a 30 percent increase from in the area burned by lightning-ignited wildfire by Once a fire starts—more than 80 percent of U. Warmer, drier conditions also contribute to the spread of the mountain pine beetle and other insects that can weaken or kill trees, building up the fuels in a forest.
Land use and forest management also affect wildfire risk. Changes in climate add to these factors and are expected to continue to increase the area affected by wildfires in the United States. This graphic from the Fourth National Climate Assessmen t shows the growth in large wildfires throughout the West. The black lines are fitted trend lines. Dennison et al.
The wildfire season was well above average, with deadly fires in California and throughout the West, including Montana, Oregon, and Washington state. The wildfire season went on to also break records as the deadliest and most destructive season on record in California.
In , five of the six largest fires on record burned in California and Oregon saw historic levels of wildfire spread and damage. Wildfires across the West led to weeks-long periods of unhealthy air quality levels for millions of people.
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