FireCLIME VA: A new fire and climate vulnerability assessment tool for the U.S

Megan M. Friggens

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FireCLIME VA: A new fire and climate vulnerability assessment tool for the U.S

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Megan M. Friggens

Year:

2020

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use Tools, November 2020. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

The FireCLIME VA tool, found at https://swfireclime.org/ vulnerability-assessment, is a new resource that allows land managers to compare management strategies under various climate scenarios and to gauge the potential effectiveness of those strategies for reducing undesirable impacts of climate on wildfire regimes and resulting impacts of wildfire on natural ecosystems.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, management, fire, climate, wildfire, ecosystems

Citation

Friggens, Megan. 2020. FireCLIME VA: A new fire and climate vulnerability assessment tool for the U.S. Southwest. Science You Can Use Tools, November 2020. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.