Successful prediction of multi-year US droughts and wildfire risk

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 11:53 in Earth & Climate

A new study shows that difference in water temperature between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans together with global warming impact the risk of drought and wildfire in southwestern North America. A new model proves capable of much longer-term forecasts of mega-drought and active wildfire seasons than those currently available to people in agriculture, water management and forestry.

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