Researchers suggest increased fire activity

Attribution studies reveal increasing effects of global warming on fire ...

In the paper, the researchers map the influence of climate change and socio-economic factors on global and regional 'burned area' from wildfires ...

Wildfire climate connection

Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires ...

The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

This increase in fire activity has been starkly visible in recent years. Record-setting forest fires are becoming the norm, with 2020, 2021 and ...

Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023 ...

Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023–24, say scientists · Climate change made the 2023–24 fire season more extreme.

Study of past California wildfire activity suggest climate change will ...

The findings, published in Environmental Research Letters, suggest that future climate change is likely to drive increased fire activity in the ...

Are Wildfires Getting Worse? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 28

We're seeing increases in the intensity and the severity, the overall burned area of wildfires and the duration of fire across the fire season.

Extreme Wildfires Are Getting More Extreme and Occurring More Often

Many scientists had suspected that extreme fires were getting worse, said Calum Cunningham, a pyrogeographer from the University of Tasmania who ...

Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12000 people ...

Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests ... Global heating is causing more of the ...

Study Shows That Climate Change is the Main Driver of Increasing ...

The leading cause of the rapid increase of wildfires over the western U.S. is the rapid increase of surface air vapor pressure deficit, or VPD, ...

Deaths from climate change-linked wildfires are on the rise globally

New research has shown that the links between wildfires and climate change are stronger than ever, with thousands more people dying as a result.

Global Wildfire Activity to Surge in Coming Years

The research suggests the increase in fires might have been caused by an increase in oxygen in the atmosphere. Large amounts of carbon ...

Wildfires and Climate Change - C2ES

Research shows that changes in climate create warmer, drier conditions. Increased drought, and a longer fire season are boosting these increases in wildfire ...

You're not imagining it: extreme wildfires are now more common

Research has shown that rising temperatures are drying out ecosystems — such as coniferous forests — that are naturally prone to fire. This ...

Wildfires are becoming faster and more dangerous in Western U.S.

The research highlights a critical gap in hazard preparedness across the U.S. -- National-level fire risk assessments do not account for fire ...

Climate Change Will Increase Wildfire Risk and Lengthen Fire ...

Scientists examined multiple fire danger indices for the contiguous U.S. to assess the impact of climate change on future wildfire risk and ...

Climate Change Pushes Fires to Higher Ground

Scientists have known for decades that climate change makes wildfires more common, larger, and more intense. Now an international team of ...

Increasing Large Wildfire in the Eastern United States - 2023

Large wildfires are increasing across numerous regions of the globe. While the West has remained a primary focus of wildfire research and ...

Effects of climate change on natural-caused fire activity in western ...

Climate change, with warming temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns, may increase natural-caused forest fire activity.

Are Wildfires Increasing or Decreasing in the U.S.? | WFCA

These gases trap heat, resulting in a gradual increase in global temperatures over time. ... Recent data on fire and trends suggests that global extreme fire ...

Study Finds Climate Change to Blame For Record-Breaking ...

In that study, researchers with the University of California, Los Angeles found that the leading cause of the rapid increase of wildfires over ...