Plants Could Override Climate Change Effects On Wildfires

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 19:21 in Earth & Climate

The increase in warmer and drier climates predicted to occur under climate change scenarios has led many scientists to also predict a global increase in the number of wildfires. But a new study shows that in some cases, changes in the types of plants growing in an area could override the effects of climate change on wildfire frequency.

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