Study suggests less rainfall in western U.S. likely major contributor to increase in wildfires
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 07:40
in Earth & Climate
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that reduced rainfall in western parts of the U.S. may be playing a more important role than increased temperatures in spreading more and bigger wildfires. In their paper published in Proceedings of that National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their study of rainfall and fires in the area, and what they found.