Consequences of an endless summer: Untangling the link between summer precipitation and western wildfires

Charlie H. Luce; Zachary Holden; W. Matt Jolly

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Consequences of an endless summer: Untangling the link between summer precipitation and western wildfires

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Charlie H. Luce, Zachary Holden, W. Matt Jolly

Year:

2018

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), September 2018. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Understanding the linkage between decreasing wetting rain days and increased risk of wildfires will enable fuels managers and forest managers to better anticipate wildfire severity and where wildfires may occur. The number of wetting rain days (WRDs) is expected to decrease throughout the West, which could lead to more burned acres. TopoFire, a drought and wildfire danger monitoring system for the conterminous United States, now includes a wetting rain day dataset. https://topofire.dbs.umt.edu/ topofire_v3/index.php.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, precipitation, wildfires, forest management

Citation

Luce, Charles; Holden, Zachary; Jolly, W. Matt. 2018. Consequences of an endless summer: Untangling the link between summer precipitation and western wildfires. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), September 2018. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.