Local Winds Play Key Role in Some Megafires
Monday, August 6, 2018 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
Although drought and overgrown forests are often blamed for major fires in the western United States, new research using unique NASA before-and-after data from a megafire site indicates that highly localized winds sometimes play a much larger role — creating large, destructive fires even when regional winds are weak. The study was led by the […]