Climate-change-induced wildfires may alter Yellowstone forests

Monday, July 25, 2011 - 14:30 in Earth & Climate

Climate change in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will increase the frequency of wildfires and alter the composition of the forests by 2050, according to a team of ecologists who modeled the effects of higher temperatures on fire occurrence.

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